Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has warned secessionist agitators such as ex-militant leader, Asari Dokubo, and the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB to stay away from the state.
Gov. Wike stated this while receiving the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru, on a courtesy visit at Government House, Port Harcourt on Tuesday.
He went further to declare that Rivers State would not be part of any move to secede from the country
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Recall that the Rivers State-based agitator, Dokubo had recently formed what he described as ‘Biafra de facto Customary Government‘ in which he declared himself as the President.
He also included most parts of South-South and South East of the territory to his new ‘country.’
But Wike said that he would never allow any secessionist group like the one led by Dokubo to use Rivers as the base for their separatist activities.
He asked the agitators to go elsewhere for their agitations.
‘All those who are talking about their independence, they can go anywhere, but not from here. We are not part of any secession.
“We will support the Army and other security agencies to make sure they reduce the level of crime and criminality in this State.’
In his response, Lt. General Attahiru commended Wike on his zero-tolerance for separatist groups.
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK
