By Clement Chinedu Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has ordered the arrest of a member of the House of Representatives, Chinyere I...
By Clement Chinedu
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has ordered the arrest of
a member of the House of Representatives, Chinyere Igwe.
Igwe is a cousin to Austin Opara, who is a supporter of the
presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar.
The lawmaker is said to be the owner of a filling station in
Diobu, Port Harcourt, which was sealed off by security agents on Friday.
Wike alleged that the product from the filling station is
sourced from illegal refineries popularly known as kpo-fire.
Wike said he had told the security agencies that, “if I hear
anything that any filling station is involved in oil bunkering, I will close
down that filling station and therefore I have directed the security agencies
to know who has that filling station in Diobu and arrest that person and we are
going to prosecute the person.
“It doesn’t matter how highly placed that person is. Some of
you should be used to teach a lesson.
“Time has come, we cannot allow oil bunkering, we can’t.”
Igwe, who was speaking about the sealing of his filling
station on Friday, had described the action of the security agencies as
“politically motivated”.
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