Amalate Turner, traditional ruler
of Opume kingdom, Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa, has accused Seriake
Dickson, governor of the state, of threatening his life.
In a petition, through his
lawyers, to the inspector-general of police and dated July 17, the king said
the governor had issued the threat when he called his son over the telephone.
“Our client is a traditional
ruler in Bayelsa state and a businessman and has reasons to believe that his
life is in danger by the unwarranted, calculated and deliberate effort by
Governor Seriake Henry Dickson- the Governor of Bayelsa State to eliminate
him,” the petition read.
“Our client informs us that on
the 15th of July, 2019, between the hours of 7:30am and 7:45am, Governor
Seriake Henry personally placed a call to our client’s son – Erefagha Turner
threatening that the trouble that Our Client is looking for, that he-Dickson is
ready to give to our Client. Governor Seriake Henry Dickson further threatened
that he was going to declare war which he (Dickson) is ready to carry to any
level with Our Client.
“We are VERY WORRIED for the life
of our client and his family as our client does not occupy any political
position in Nigeria.
“We find Governor Seriake
Dickson’s call to our client’s son which he ordered should be transmitted to
our client, a direct threat to the very existence and life of our client as
Governor Seriake Henry Dickson who enjoys full official immunity has all the
resources of a state governor at his disposal and given his antecedence has the
capacity to eliminate our client and unleash terror on his immediate family.
“We believe that the threat
aforesaid is unwarranted and uncautionable as a declaration of war against as a
traditional ruler is a call to eliminate our client.”
Calling on the police to carry
out a full investigation into the matter, Turner also claimed that Trenure
Nigeria Limited, his company, is being owed over N.18 billion by Bayelsa
government, sum arising from executed contracts which the governor has
deliberately failed and or refused to pay.
Fidelis Soriwei, a media aide to
the governor, did not immediately respond to a message seeking his reaction
over the matter.
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