Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, Thursday morning, personally led security agencies to rescue the erstwhile acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Joi Nunieh from police siege in her residence.
Nunieh was billed to testify before a House Committee on NDDC to explain her role in the financial fraud taking place at the agency.
However, armed security agencies laid siege on her residence and blocked her from leaving for Abuja.
Wike also moved her to government house.
Recounting her experience, the lawyer told a correspondent that the Police officers attempted to break the main door leading into her apartment.
“This morning at about 4.30 I was trying to get ready to catch the first flight to Abuja to come for my testimony thing. So I learnt that Police person at my house, so I now asked my girl to check”.
She said: ” The police people said I should follow them and I say this morning, what if they keep me till 4, 5 o’clock there.
“I’m not following anybody.”
“I don’t know whether they are trying to break my door,”.
Nunieh has been having weeks of running battle with Godswill Akpabio, the minister of Niger Delta Affairs after accusing the minister of corruption and sexual harassment at a sitting by a senate committee investigating NDDC finances.
The House Committee on NDDC had invited Mrs Nunieh to speak on her role while serving as acting Managing Director of NDDC in its ongoing investigative probe.
