Rivers: We’ll not go into media battle with Fubara – Police

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In response to the political unrest roiling Rivers State, the Nigeria Police have sworn not to dispute with Governor Siminalayi Fubara in the media.

On the other hand, the police denied the governor’s accusations, claiming they were just following a court order that prevented them from taking part in the local government elections.

In a statement released on Monday, police spokesperson Muyiwa Adejobi refuted what it described as the media’s pervasive partisanship myth.

Additionally, Adejobi reaffirmed the police’s impartiality and refusal to get involved in national and state politics.

He said that the false information spread by Fubara’s uncalled-for outburst was completely unjust to Nigeria’s law enforcement agencies.

“For the avoidance of doubts, the general public is free to profile the career journey of the Inspector-General of Police and his track record in every place he has served, which undoubtedly show him as a man of honor, integrity, and focus before and after his assumption of office as the 22nd Indigenous Inspector General of Police of Nigeria.

“The IGP is very well respected in the Association of Chiefs of Police Worldwide, particularly in Africa, where he’s currently serving as the Chairman of the West African Police Chiefs Committee (WAPCCO) and providing meritorious leadership within the West African Chiefs of Police.

“We have seen Chiefs of Police from across the world coming to attend his events in Nigeria and extending several invitations to him. For the first time, the president of Interpol was at the opening ceremony of the Nigeria Police conference and retreat in Owerri last year under this IGP. Let us please observe some decorum in our politics in Nigeria,” the statement read.

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