The house of representatives has
launched a probe into the electoral violence which claimed some lives in Rivers
state.
An unconfirmed number of persons
including Ferry Gberegbe, a lecturer, were killed during the violence in
Obiakpo local government of Rivers state during the election.
The house of representatives had
mandated its joint committee on army, police, human right and justice to
investigate the matter.
During the committee’s visit to
Rivers on Monday, Rimamnde Kwewum, its co-chairman, said the lawmakers were on
a fact-finding mission on what transpired during the polls.
While addressing the committee
earlier, Nyesom Wike, Rivers state governor, accused the security agencies of
bias in the elections.
He alleged that the army had
attempted to rig the election against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
According to him, “the army
invaded the office of the electoral commission just to rig election. People
were killed simply because they said they will not allow army to carry ballot
papers.”
But responding on behalf of the
Nigerian army, Felix Omoigue, a brigadier general, denied any wrongdoing on the
part of the security agency.
He said soldiers acted only on
professional grounds, adding that “the army has never been partisan in dealing
with election matters.”
Omoigue also blamed politicians
in Rivers for “creating unnecessary tensions” in the build up to the election,
adding that the army played a huge role in calming tension in the state.
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