Attack On Abe: Senate Committee Quizzes Rivers CP Joseph Mbu

Attack On Abe: Senate Committee Quizzes Rivers CP Joseph Mbu

Senate Committee on Police Affairs, yesterday, met with Rivers State Police Commissioner, Mr. Joseph Mbu, over last Sunday’s incident at the College of Arts and Science, Port Harcourt, where Senator Magnus Abe was allegedly shot by the Police with rubber bullets.

Senator Abe was allegedly shot as the Police fired teargas to disperse those that had gathered for a rally organised by Save Rivers Movement.

Ogoni Leaders of Thought, has called for an investigation into what it termed the near assassination of Senator Abe by the Police on Sunday, in Port Harcourt.

Describing the alleged action of the Police as an attempted murder, the Ogoni leaders, in a statement by Justice Peter Akere (rtd) and others, said that the Ogoni would not hesitate to demand the vacation of the Nigeria Police from its territory, if their alleged acts of impunity were not stopped.

Also, a civil rights group, Human Rights Agenda Network, HRAN, has called on the Inspector General of Police to suspend CP Mbu and investigate his role in the political crises in the state. It noted that Mbu’s conduct in the last one year clearly showed that he has political interests to serve and has personally continued to aggravate the crises in the state.

Senator Igwe, who arrived with Senator Hadi Sirika, assured that his committee would go about its job without bias.

The state Police Commissioner, who fielded questions from the committee earlier in his office, said that the state Police Command does not have rubber bullets.

The Police boss, who maintained that only canisters of teargas were fired to disperse the gathering, said that the Save Rivers Movement did not obtain Police permit for the ally.

“What were expended on that day were canisters of tear gas. Police only use live bullets when repelling robbers,” he said.

At the Government House, Port Harcourt, the Chief of Staff, Government House, Mr. Tony Okocha, reiterated before the committee that the Police shot at Senator Abe with rubber bullets at close range. The committee also visited the College of Arts and Science scene of the incident with the Police Commissioner, Mr. Mbu.

Source: Legit.ng

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