Rivers State Governor, Nyesom
Wike has declared that the State Government will continue with the training of
recruits in the Neighbourhood Watch.
He added that the state will not
be deterred by the actions of the Nigerian Army.
He said the Nigerian Army had
been transformed into a political weapon that had abandoned her security
responsibilities.
He stated that the disruption of
the Rivers State Neighbourhood Safety Corps Agency Training programme by the
Nigerian Army was the worst act of irresponsibility, aimed at instigating
insecurity In the State.
The Governor said this at
Odiokwu, Ahoada-West Local Government Area of Rivers State where he flagged off
some projects.
He alleged that Zamfara and Kogi
States have vigilante outfits which were commissioned by the Nigerian Army and
the APC Federal Government and wondered why the Nigerian Army would disrupt a
legal training exercise.
Governor Wike said that the State
Government worked with the Police, the DSS and other Federal Agencies to ensure
that only law-abiding citizens were recruited by the Rivers State Neighbourhood
Safety Corps Agency.
“The Army is not concerned about
the killing of soldiers in Borno. They are only interested in creating
insecurity in Rivers State.
“If you don’t want Rivers State
to be safe, then Nigeria will not be safe. They want to use their guns against
us.
“Zamfara and Kogi States have
vigilante groups. They commissioned them and the Chief of Army Staff did
nothing. The House of Assembly passed a law approving the Rivers State
Neighbourhood Safety Corps Agency. The Chief of Army did not challenge the law
in court, but today he sent troops to invade the training camp.
“All they are doing is to
intimidate people for political reasons. When you fight a state blessed by God,
you will crumble. Nobody can intimidate us in Rivers State.
“We did not hire boys for
political reasons. This has been a transparent process and that is why the
personnel are trained at the NYSC Orientation Camp at Nonwa.
“We involved the Police and the
DSS to ensure that the trainees are profiled for the good of the society. The
main aim of this agency assist the security agencies with intelligence and
information, since there is a lacuna in this regard.
“No one man has been a Chief of
Army Staff forever. Every job has an expiry date. When Buratai leaves office,
he will be held to account for his illegal actions.
“If they stop the training
elsewhere, personnel of the Rivers State Neighbourhood Safety Corps Agency will
be trained at the Government House Port Harcourt”, the governor said.
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