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Chime Ezebalike, Prince Oladele Lukman, Kenneth Kpasa, and MacPherson Olumini, who were taken into custody following the fire incident at the Rivers State House of Assembly, have claimed that their lives are in danger.

While speaking to journalists in Port Harcourt on Saturday, the group stated that they have continued to receive threats even after being cleared of all charges by the court.

They alleged that individuals opposed to Governor Siminialayi Fubara and his Chief of Staff, Edison Ehie, are responsible for the threats.

Ezebalike, who represented the others during the media briefing, said they came forward to address the press in order to shed light on the circumstances surrounding the assembly complex fire.

He claimed they were approached with an offer of N200 million to falsely accuse Fubara’s Chief of Staff and that they were subjected to torture by security personnel for refusing to do so.

He narrated: “Our offence was because we refused to frame individuals, including the Chief of Staff to the Rivers State Government, Rt. Hon. Edison Ehie, as masterminds behind the Rivers State House of Assembly inferno.

“Starting from December 2023 we: Chime Ezebalike, Kenneth Kpasa, Prince Oladele Lukman, and MacPherson Olumini were individually and collectively subjected to arrest, intimidation, physical assault, psychological torture.

“All of this happened between December 5, 2023, and January 16, 2024. At some point, we were offered bribes in exchange for our freedom even though it was clear that we had committed no offence that warranted our being arrested and detained.

“Three of us, Chime, Kenneth, and Oladele are known associates of Rt. Hon. Ehie Edison and Hon. Sokari Goodboy, while MacPherson was an unfortunate victim of mere proximity. Our ordeal began with the arbitrary arrest of Oladele Lukman on December 5, 2023.

“On December 16, Chime and MacPherson were violently apprehended at Ogbakiri Junction along the East-West Road while returning from a funeral in Ahoada.

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“On January 5, 2024, Kenneth Kpasa was forcefully taken in GRA, Port Harcourt, by a convoy of no fewer than three Hilux vans. We were blindfolded and taken to the Federal-Intelligence Response Team (F-IRT) unit along the Eastern Bypass in Port Harcourt, under the false pretense that the vehicle we were travelling in was stolen.”

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