POLICE: No plot to kill Wike, he has 221 policemen guarding him

The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has denied
ever plotting to kill the governor of Rivers State,
Nyesom Wike.
The denial comes on the heel of reports that
the governor had alleged that there were plans
to eliminate him based on the orders of the
Inspector General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris.
However, speaking through the spokesman of
the NPF, Jimoh Moshood, on Sunday the police
authorities said, “There was no time either
recently or in the past that the Inspector-
General of Police gave an order or assignment
to the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State or
any police officer anywhere in the country to kill
Mr. Nyesom Wike, the Executive Governor of
Rivers State or directs the Commissioner of
Police, Rivers State to cage the governor as
alleged.

“It is incumbent on the Nigeria Police Force to
educate the general public and draw the
attention of the governor to the facts and
figures available for press and members of the
public to verify, that there are 221 police
personnel attached currently to Governor
Nyesom Wike for his personal and office
protection.”
Among the personnel assigned to Wike, the
Police claimed, were an Aide-De-Camp, a Chief
Security Officer, a Unit Commander (Special
Protection Unit) ; a Unit Commander (Counter
Terrorism Unit) and an Escort Commander.
Others were a Camp Commander; an Admin
officer, 54 Inspectors, 136 Sergeants and 24
Corporals.
Governor Wike has had a running battle with the
Federal Government, often accusing the
Nigerian state of plotting to destabilize the state
with an intention to declare a state of
emergency. This has been denied.