Lai Mohammed, minister of
information, says the immunity enjoyed by Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers
state, has shielded him from prosecution or arrest over his allegation that the
federal government is planning to assassinate him.
Wike made the allegation on
Sunday during a church thanksgiving in Port Harcourt, the state capital, as
well as on Channels TV on Monday.
“Intelligence report available to
us as of this morning indicated that they are plotting to assassinate me in a
crowd and claim it was an accidental discharge,” Wike had said.
“The level of conspiracy against
Rivers state is unfortunate. Instead of focusing on governance, they focus on
how to assassinate me or frame me up.”
Asked to respond to the
allegation on Wednesday, Mohammed said: “As for the question about the
allegation by the governor of Rivers that he has information that he will be
assassinated by the federal government in a crowd. I think one of the beauties
of being a governor is that you enjoy immunity from prosecution and arrest.
Because, I remember a couple of years ago when I made similar allegations, I
was invited to force headquarters.”
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