Disquiet as Police move out ‘Wike’s men’ from Rivers govt house

Disquiet as Police move out ‘Wike’s men’ from Rivers govt house

There has been a major security shakeup around the Rivers with the removal of the Government’s House Chief Security Officer, CSO, inherited by Governor Siminalayi Fubara from his predecessor, Nyesom Wike.

In the changes contained in a signal from Nigeria Police Force Headquarters, Abuja, police officers who served Wike and inherited at Government’s House by Fubara were posted out to head other units of the law enforcement agency in the state.

The signal was signed by AIG Olarewaju Yomi Oladimeji, Police Force Secretary and dated October 31, 2023.

Significantly, Wike’s ex-Chief Security Officer, CSO, Promise Nwosu, who was inherited by Fubara has now been posted to head the Special Protection Unit, SPU code-named Base 6 of the Rivers Command

The SPU was established by the police in 2009 to fortify security around VIPS and diplomats.

Fubara had allegedly removed Nwosu as his CSO amidst last week’s impeachment plot against him

Other police officers affected by the redeployment believed to be loyal to Wike are Irikefe London Owen, a former Camp Commandant of Rivers Government House and one Emmanuel Nwakanma.

They have been deployed to head the Rivers Police Command Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) and ‘Operation Sting’ respectively.