IPOB members killed six soldiers, four policemen, Wike alleges
Rivers State Governor , Nyesom Wike, has alleged that members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra killed six soldiers and four policemen during the
#EndSARS protests.
Wike stated this when the national leadership of the Nigerian Guild of Editors paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House , Port Harcourt , the Rivers State capital , on Friday .
The governor said the protest was peaceful in the state until the group took the law into their own hands , saying , “ I don’ t support criminality . IPOB killed six army officers , four policemen , burnt police stations and court buildings . ”
“ This is Rivers State . Go to Oyigbo and see the level of destruction . Now the state government will be rebuilding those facilities. Those who don’ t understand our actions are saying we are fighting the Igbo . How will they allow criminals to speak for them when there are intelligent Igbo people to speak for them ?
“ If they ( IPOB ) are aggrieved , instead of channelling it to the right quarters , they go and kill innocent people and destroy public places ( sic ) , ” he stated.
Wike also said it was impossible to fight Boko Haram without intelligence , suggesting the lack of intelligence had made it impossible to trace the leader behind the # EndSARS protest .
He said , “ Look at what has happened . There were # EndSARS protests across the country. Nobody knows how the youths were able to organise themselves without a leader .
“ Up until now , intelligence can ’ t even know how they did it and who ’ s behind them . Without good intelligence , how can Nigeria even defeat Boko Haram?”
The governor urged the media to do more in holding leaders accountable .
Earlier, the National President , NGE , Mustapha Isha , had commended Wike for his support for the guild .
