A group under the aegis of Women Arise for Justice has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to query the Governor of Rivers state, Chief Nyesom Wike, over the number of people who lost their lives in the just concluded legislative re-run elections in the State.
The group strongly frowned at the killings, calling for the arrest of those found guilty or associated with the violence.
It also urged the Federal Government to bring those behind the abduction and the eventual killing of an army Colonel, Samaila Inusa, in Kaduna on Tuesday to book.
The enraged women, numbering over 1000 stormed the Presidential villa in Abuja during a peaceful protest to register their displeasure over the incident.
The National President of the group, Jummai Samuel Pukat who led the protest stated the Governor should be held responsible for all the atrocities since his body language and utterances directly constituted instruction “to his political killers to deal with those not on the same side with him.”
As stated by her, “It was Governor Wike who threatened that there are areas that people from the federal level cannot access in the state. It was him who stated anyone coming from outside Rivers State for the re-run must first write their will, which implies that he was confident of how to make sure federal agents do not make it out of Rivers state alive.
“Our sons, brothers, husband and fathers cannot be continually cut down in their prime with the federal government remaining indifferent simply because the murder took place in Wike‘s Rivers State.
“We cannot wait until more governors join in this killing spree. We dare not contemplate what will happen if Wike’s approach to treating human lives becomes the new norm. As mothers we no longer have the ability to sleep at night when our loved ones have to undertake even the most basic assignment in Rivers State,” she stated.
“Our hearts bleed Mr. President. We are worried and confused and we ask if Rivers State is still part of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” she also stated.
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