STREET FIGHTERS: AMAECHI vs WIKE in war of words over security clash in Port Harcourt
- Call your Mad Dog to order -Wike tells Buhari
- Wike nearly took my life - Amaechi
The alleged attack reportedly occurred at Nwanja Junction on Trans-Amadi road.
Spokesman to the governor, Simeon Nwakaudu said the incident took place on Saturday while the governor was on project inspection in the state.
He claimed the SARs personnel and soldiers in the minister’s convoy hit the governor’s escort rider and attacked the policemen in the pilot car.
Nwakaudu added that one of Amaechi’s aide-de-camp identified as Debewari supervised the alleged attack “which included damage of cameras held by journalists”.
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The statement read, “Also part of the attack, was the commander of Rivers SARS, Mr. Akin Fakorede who received the minister of transportation at the Port Harcourt International Airport and accompanied him on his trip.
“After the attack, the Rivers state governor continued with his inspection of Projects. Governor Wike was not harmed, despite the attack.
“The minister of transportation had over 50 SARS personnel, soldiers and mobile policemen in his motorcade.”
Meanwhile, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Femi Fani-Kayode, decried the alleged assassination attempt on Wike, urging President Muhammadu Buhari to call his “mad dog to order”.
Commenting on the incident via his twitter handle, the former minister of aviation said, “Using SARS thugs to attempt to murder Gov. Wike and knocking down his outrider with a car will not help Rotimi Ameachi win Rivers state.It will only lead to bloodshed,reprisals and a vicious cycle of violence,death and destruction. I urge @MBuhari to call his mad dog to order
I narrowly escaped being Killed- AMAECHI says
Rotimi Amaechi releases statement on confrontation in Port Harcourt today! Says Wike’s security pulled gun on him & vandalized his car
This afternoon, Governor Wike and Rotimi Amaechi’s convoy and security officers clashed in Port Harcourt. Wike has released a statement telling his own side of the story. Read Amaechi’s version of events below..
In a blatant show of Unclad raw power, Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi this afternoon narrowly escaped being shot by security men attached to the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike. His car wasn’t that lucky though. The car was vandalized with a broken side mirror.
The incident occurred in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, along Trans-Amadi road, Nwaja axis. The Minister had arrived Port Harcourt this afternoon.
Accompanied by cars of many of his supporters, the Minister’s black jeep was intercepted and blocked at the junction by the security Motorcycle Outrider attached to Wike after two cars had passed through. One of the two cars had security men assigned to protect the minister in Port Harcourt. Suddenly, gun-totting security men attached to Wike’s convoy, surrounded the Minister’s car, threatening to shoot him. They hit the car, tried to smash the windscreens, back and side windows and broke a side mirror. All through this attack, Amaechi remained calm, inside the fortified Jeep. While the attacked occurred, Wike remained inside his vehicle.
The Minister eventually passed through after the intervention of the security team on ground to protect him in Port Harcourt. However, when Governor Wike got to the point where the incident occurred after Amaechi’s vehicle had gone by, his security men blocked the road again, dragged out from a vehicle and thoroughly beat up a police man attached to protect Amaechi in Port Harcourt. The Policeman’s riffle was also taken from him.
Wike came out of his car, and with his security team was going from one vehicle to another, of Amaechi supporters, charging at them, harassing and abusing them. Wike’s security men were heard loudly insulting Amaechi and called him all sorts of derogative names.
This is a crass show of high handedness, arbitrary behaviour and abuse of public office by a State governor who has no care for the safety of Rivers people.
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