Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt
Governor Nyesom Wike,of Rivers state has warned protesters who disrupted social and economic activities in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, under the canopy of the Indigenous People of Biafra against future protests.
Wike who was peeved by the protest by members of the IPOB and MASSOB in Port Harcourt over the detention of pirate Radio Biafra boss, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, warned that such demonstrations will no longer be tolerated by his administration.
Insisting on the indivisibility of Nigeria, which he swore to protect,the governor said the actions of the IPOB members are capable of provoking chaos in the state.
The Governor gave the warning in a statement endorsed by Opunabo Inko-Tariah,the Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity.
The Special adviser quoted Wike as saying: “as the Chief Security Officer of the state who swore to protect lives and property, he will not tolerate actions that will lead to the breakdown of law and order in the state.”
“Governor Wike warned that the coercive legal machinery will be set in motion against any group that will pierce the peace in the state.”
He enjoined residents and all those transacting businesses to go about their lawful duties- assuring them of safety.