"I'm afraid I could be arrested," says Gov

November 12, 2016 5:10 PM

Governor Wike has said he is afraid of being arrested by security operatives despite having an immunity as a serving governor.

The Governor of Rivers State,

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According to a report by Sun Newspaper, the governor said this on Friday, November 11, 2016 at a judiciary event in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Wike said: “I was afraid to come out for this programme when I heard that all the security heads in this state came for the programme.

“So, I told my orderly to pack some of my things into a bag that I may not return because they may arrest me from there.

“My orderly asked, but you have immunity, I told him that there couldn’t be immunity in Nigeria when people are arrested anyhow. We don’t respect the rule of law. Anybody can be arrested at anytime”, the governor stated.

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The governor had faulted the activities of security agencies, DSS, EFCC and SSS,saying they carry out their activities in illegal ways.

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