Abe Condemns Attacks On Amaechi’s Allies

Rivers State Head of Service, Barr. Samuel LongJohn (right) Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry Kadilo Brown and others during an unscheduled visit to MDAs in the state Secretariat Complex, recently.

Barely 11 days after the Senator representing Rivers South-East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Magnus Abe, was shot with a rubber bullet by the police at a Save Rivers Movement (SRM) rally in Port Harcourt the Senator has finally broken his silence, saying that attacks on Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi were condemnable.
In a statement yesterday, the Senator condemned last Sunday’s attack on supporters of Governor Amaechi at Bori.
He lamented that rather than implement the UNEP report on Ogoniland, the Federal Government chose to arm the youth with guns worth millions to kill fellow human beings.
According to him, “every gun has a life span of over a hundred years, our politics may change. As today’s friends become opponents tomorrow, the guns will also change hands; but they will still remain lethal, even against their present owners”.
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) maintained that, rather than encourage violence to gain relevance in politics, he will continue to arm his supporters, just like his children, with school fees, laptops, prayers and the fear of God.
He emphasized that “we have faced violence before and emerged victorious”, and sued for forgiveness as well as focus on set goals, stressing that the law as impossible as it may look today, will one day take its course.
Senator Abe expressed gratitude to friends, well meaning individuals, groups and indeed Nigerians for their prayers, phone calls, solidarity messages and support, and prayed God to protect them at these dangerous times.