Wike declares Stanley Mgbere wanted, vows to give N50million to informant

Mr. Stanley Mgbere from Onne, in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State, has been declared wanted and N50 million bounty announced by the Nyesom Wike government, during a statewide broadcast on October 23.

Mgbere, according to Wike, is declared wanted for leading members of the banned IPOB , in the procession that caused violent destruction of lives and property in Onne in Eleme Local Government Area on Wednesday, October 21.

“A ransom of N50,000,000.00 will be given to any person with useful information that would lead to the arrest and prosecution of the said Mr. Stanley Mgbere”, Wiked stated.

He appealed to the people of Oyigbo Local Government Area to remain calm and “not take the laws into their hands despite the intense provocation, as government has the capacity to deal with the challenge and ensure the safety of lives and property in the Local Government Area,” he reassured residents.

He further reiterated that an on the spot inspection and assessment of the destruction will be embarked upon soon, while appropriate measures to mitigate the loss and damage caused to lives and property, will follow afterwards.

“We hereby express our sympathies to the families of all those that have either lost their loved ones or suffered damages to their properties from the destructive acts of IPOB in our State. Be assured that they have not died in vain and we will do everything within our powers to give all the victims justice.

“We appeal to leaders of the various ethnic groups residents in the State to ensure that their members respect the sensibilities of our people and refrain from provocations and acts of hooliganism that could breach peace and security in the State.

” Finally, I wish to assure all Nigerians that Rivers State will continue to be the home for all tribes as we will not shirk in our responsibility to ensure the peace, security and happiness of all residents in Rivers State. We cannot allow IPOB miscreants and other misguided similar groups to threaten our collective peace, security and wellbeing under whatever guise”, he noted.