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Rivers State Govt Pledges N80m To Slain Policemen, Soldier’s Families

October 29, 2020
in News

RIVERS State Governor , Nyesom Wike, has announced N20 m each as compensation to families of policemen and soldiers killed by members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra in the Oyigbo area of the state .

Recall that the Rivers State Police Command recovered the bodies of three policemen and one soldier after the crisis .

The governor also promised to rebuild all burnt police stations in Oyigbo , vowing to ensure that IPOB no longer existed in Rivers State .

Wike stated this during a condolence visit to the Rivers State Commissioner of Police , Joseph Mukan , and families of the slain policemen at the state police command on Wednesday .

Wike , in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri , said the government would support the police to make sure that all IPOB members , who masterminded the killings , as well as the wanton destruction of police stations in Oyigbo , were apprehended and made to face the full wrath of the law.

“ Enough is enough . You cannot continue to kill our policemen who have not done anything ; who have not committed any crime,” Wike stated .


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