The Rivers Liberation Movement (RLM) has condemned in strong terms the recent attack on its convener and a former commissioner in Rivers State, Dr Leloonu Nwibubasar.
Nwibubasar, was last week attacked during a live television programme with Arise TV crew at a hotel in Port Harcourt, seizing equipments belonging to the crew.
Reacting to the incident at a media briefing in Port Harcourt, Director General of the group, Randolph Iwo Brown called on the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adepoju to immediately arrest and prosecute those behind the attack.
Brown wondered why television equipments that were seized by the attackers would be recovered without any arrest by the police.
He cautioned against political violence ahead of the 2027 general elections.
”We thank the commissioner of police for the work they have done by rescuing him (Nwibubasar) and getting him out of danger but we demand that they investigate and give us results. It won’t be right that they have recovered the camera and other equipments that were seized from the Arise TV crew but they have not made any arrest.
”We demand that as a matter of urgency that the commissioner of police should arrest and prosecute all those involved in the crime because we can’t afford to go back to the evil days in Port Harcourt and Rivers State in general, ” he said.
The DG noted that its mission is to challenge oppression and inspire civic responsibility, drive transformational leadership, insisting that they are going to pursue the matter to a logical conclusion.
Also speaking, some members of the group said the attack on Nwibubasar will not deter them from liberating the state from oppressors in the 2027 elections.
Barr. Juliet Laba said the group is interested in liberating the entire state from oppression and as such shouid not be victimised. She said the group standby and watch further attacks on her members.
”We are looking at liberating Rivers State not just for ourselves but for everybody. We are doing something for the collective good of Rivers State and we should be applauded for that and not victimised.
”I will like to strongly warn that any group or individual that wants these incidences to recur that we will no longer standby and watch. If you think the law is not functioning in Rivers State then we we’d like to put it to a test, ” she said.
On his part, Engr Gabriel Oluka Nke called on the government and security agencies to come to their aid against the resurgence of politics of intimidation in the state.
”Politics of intimidation will not thrive in Rivers State. We are not afraid and not deterred at all to liberate Rivers State from shakles of this enemies.
”We want to advice that as 2027 election is approaching, let it be a level playing ground, everybody should be allowed to test their popularity,” he added.
