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DPO NOW OWNER OF ILLEGAL REFINERY - WIKE

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has given a 48-hour to the 23 local government chairmen to provide a comprehensive list of illegal refineries and their operators within their local government. 

Wike gave the order at a meeting with the council chairmen and heads of the Nigerian  Army, Nigerian Air force,  Nigerian Navy, Nigerian Police, the Directorate of State Service and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps at Government House on Friday.

He challenged the council chairmen to prove they have  no hands in the noxious business that had continued to threaten the health of Rivers people and the economy of the nation. 

This was contained in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri, made available to journalists in Port Harcourt. 

“I will pay N2m for each one. And I am going to fight against this. Our people are dying and we owe our people the responsibility to protect them, to save them from death they never caused.

“So, you must, and you’re given 48 hours to go and identify all illegal refineries sites, and those who are in charge of them,” Wike stated.

Wike frowned at the role security  personnel play in providing cover for the operators of the illegal refineries in the state.

The governor warned that any of the local government chairmen who were not ready to identify the perpetrators of the act must be ready to resign.

He urged the State Police Commissioner, Eboka Friday, to redeploy out of the state a particular DPO in Emohua Local Government Area operating an illegal refinery in the area.

“It’s unfortunate for this country how security people will be involved in illegal bunkering. I can’t believe it. Mr. CP,  I thank you for transferring the DPO in Rumuji, who owns a refinery. But the man must leave here, not transferred. He must leave this state.

“I can’t be governor here and security man owns an illegal refinery. No, it is not possible…the man has to go. Take him to wherever they allow bunkering,” Wuke stated.

Governor Wike directed the CP to immediately arrest  Chief W. J. Wocha, Fubara Ohaka, and chief Promise Ezekwe, who have been fingered for operating illegal refineries deep inside the forest of Ibaa community in Emohua Local Government Area.

The governor further urged Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Rivers State command, to immediately transfer its personnel in charge of vandalization of pipelines in the State.

“Transfer the man, and tell him to leave. He is a complete saboteur. I mean, how can security men be the one involved in this. What kind of country are we?”







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