Alleged murder of Governor Wike’s son: Rivers State Govt reacts

The Rivers State Government has dismissed as false and malicious a social media post claiming that the son of Governor Nyesom Wike was shot dead in the United States over his father’s alleged role in the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections in Rivers State.

The State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Chris Finebone, issued a statement on Wednesday to refute a trending post in social media captioned ‘Breaking news: Wike’s only son shot dead in California, US over father’s act in Rivers election’.The post seen by Africa Update showed the governor’s son in a convocation gown at his graduation in a United Kingdom University last year, flanked by Wike, his wife Justice Suzette and their daughter, posing for the cameras.

Finebone described the post as “a big lie by evil people” who were out to tarnish the image of the governor and cause panic among his supporters.

He said Wike does not have any son or child in the US, and that all his children were safe and well wherever they were, stressing that the post was the handiwork of those he described as wicked people who were bent on blackmailing and tarnishing the image of the Rivers State Governor, and urged members of the public to discountenance the news.

The statement partly reads, “This is a big lie by evil people. For the avoidance of doubt, Gov. Nyesom Wike has no son or child in the US. By the special grace of God, the governor’s children are safe and doing well where they are.

“This satanic rumour is yet another concoction by wicked people in their insidious quest to blackmail and tarnish the image of Gov. Wike. There is absolutely no truth in this cheap blackmail. The public should disregard and throw it into the trash can where it belongs.”