The fate of the former State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ojukaye Flag Amachree, now hangs in the balance, following the constitution of a judicial panel to investigate killings allegedly perpetuated by officers attached to the defunct Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS. The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, while reading the riot act said,”One of the beneficiaries of the nolle prosequi in favour of all those who had criminal processes in Courts, Ojukaye Flag-Amachree led hired thugs from neighbouring States into Port Harcourt to cause mayhem under the guise of supporting “PRO-SARS protests.
The protest, he said, which was against the overwhelming mood of the nation defines Rotimi Amaechi’s predilection for violence to achieve political goals.
“We are not surprised because these characters are the very ones that used SARS in the recent past to intimidate, maim and kill our people, including the late Dr. Ferry Gberegbe.
“This action was intended to provoke the peace-loving people of the State to needless violence and destruction.
“We commend the people of the State for their peaceful disposition and for refusing to be provoked by these miscreants and their spineless sponsors. We also commend the security agencies for ensuring that nothing untoward happened throughout today’s ill-intended protest.
“At this point, it is important to remind Ojukaye Flag-Amachree and his fellow criminal travellers that nolle prosequi is not an acquittal. Government will not hesitate to re-instate criminal proceedings against them if they continue with their predispositions to violence and criminal misconduct.
“Rivers State is peaceful and we cannot allow any misguided person or group to exploit the current situation to disturb the peace and endanger our collective security”, he stated.
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