IGP Warns Political Leaders To Take Their Claims To Court

Governor Rotimi Amaechi at the blockage of the Force Headquarters entrance.​

Suleiman Abba, the Inspector General of Police, (IGP), urges the Rivers State Governor, Dr. Rotimi Amaechi and other political leaders to take their campaigns to the voters, rather than engage disrupting government activities and daily chores of Nigerians engaged in the pursuit of their lawful businesses.
This was included in a statement published on the official website of the Nigeria police force.
These admonitions are the fallout of an protest today, Wednesday, November 19, when some political leaders led by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, barricaded the Entrance Gates of the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters, Abuja.

Blockage of the entrance of the Force Headquarters today.

Reacting to this the IGP further advises members of the political class and their followers who have grievances to seek restore in the court of law, rather than disturb the peace of innocent, law abiding citizens.

A section of the crowd led by some Politicians to barricade entrance of the Force Headquarters.

Abba added that the incident was provocative and uncivilised but the Police exhibited maximum restraint in the face of ceaseless provocation by the APC leaders and their motley crowd without confrontation.

It would be recalled that less than three months before the 2015 general elections, the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers state has finally disclosed that Governor, Rotimi Amaechi defected the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the APC in 2011 when the mess by the PDP-controlled Federal Government under the watch of President Goodluck Jonathan became an unmistakable threat to the very survival of the country.