Rivers
Community Condemns Attacks, Rape Of NYSC Members
The Chiefs and people of
Asarama community in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, have condemned the recent horrific attack and rape of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in the community by unknown hoodlums in the area.
The community also condemned a situation where a man was kidnapped from Oyigbo area and taken to Asarama by criminal elements in the Nigeria Army.
These were contained in a press statement issued by the Chiefs and people of Asarama Community and signed by the Paramount ruler, Chief Appolos Ewaye and 19 others.
The community, in the statement, commiserates and sympathized with the victims, especially the female corps members, who were severely attacked and raped; and restated unequivocally, the community’s sadness over the unfortunate incident .
The people commended the effort of the Nigeria Police for the timely intervention in smashing the kidnappers.
The Asarama Community used the opportunity to call on the security agencies to quickly swing into action with a view to bringing the perpetrators of the heinous and barbaric act of rape to justice.
The community further called on the federal, state and local governments to re-establish security presence in Asarama Community to reduce crime rate in the area.
The people regretted the present situation where Asarama Community, with its complex amphibious nature does not have any security presence.
The people, who commended the effort of Governor Nyesom Wike in his drive toward a crime-free society, urged government to urgently direct police authority to establish a divisional police station in Asarama Community, since the needed infrastructure are already in place and only waiting for personnel to be posted to the community.
They reiterated their commitment to support security agencies and governments to rid the area of criminal activities.
Enoch Epelle
The Rivers State Judiciary has denied a media report claiming that Justice Frank Onyiri of the State High Court issued an injunction order restraining the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), from inaugurating the newly appointed members of the Rivers State Civil Service Commission (RSCSC).
In a statement issued by the Deputy Chief Registrar in charge of litigation at the High Court, Menenen Poromon (Esq), the state Judiciary disassociated itself from the report, describing it as malicious and fabricated.
The statement emphasized that the report was a falsehood and a misrepresentation of what transpeared in the court.
Poromon clarified that no such order was issued by Justice Onyiri or any other judge of the High Court of the state and urged the public to disregard the information, as it lacked any iota of truth.
The statement however advised the public to verify any information concerning the state Judiciary directly from the office of the Chief Registrar, High Court of the State, to avoid spreading of misinformation.