BY JIMITOTA ONOYUME
PORT HARCOURT- RESIDENTS of some areas of Port Harcourt were jolted by heavy gun shots that lasted several hours in the early hours of today.
Meanwhile, Governor Rotimi Amaechi in a statement advised residents against panic saying the shots were from the police.
According to the statement signed by his acting Chief Press secretary, Mr. Blessing Wekina, the police had to fire the shots to foil a kidnap attempt by some hoodlums around the water side area of the state capital.
“The Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has urged the people of Rivers State, particularly those resident in Port Harcourt not to panic over the shootings heard in the early hours of today Monday June 22, 2009, as it was during the foiling of a kidnap attempt at one of the waterfronts in Port Harcourt by the state Police Command.
“The police is on top of the situation”, Blessing said. Adding that residents should not hesitate to report suspicious characters around them to the police.
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it is a trerrible thing to enter into any agreement with the federal government,this is because they have not kept any of the promises.ASUU is on strike as result of unfulfilled promises and bridge of contract from the federal government,the NDDC is yet to receive their allocation from the federal government,what is the happening to the electoral reforms? and many other failed promises. How sure are we that they would tackle the niger delta issues if MEND should surrender.What if they fail to fulfill their promises,who do we hold responsible.MEND should be very careful because these people (federal government) are not to be trusted.
EKELEMCHI from SURULERE
MEND is not serious.I thought by now they,MEND could have crippled the economy so that those thieves in Abuja will all go back to their different villages.
Iam not happy with MEND.They have my support to send all the oil companies packing.The fifty billion naira overture as regards amnesty is a shenanigan.The should not accept it.It is a big trap.As soon as MEND accepts the overture,the federal government with their foreign oil companies will reduce the Niger Delta to desert.
I was seriously planning on purchasing a waterfront property in Portharcourt. Perhaps, I should look elsewhere. It appears the situation in that part of Nigeria has taken a turn for the worse, what with kidnappers and other dangerous elements brandishing handguns and threatening to kill anyone who refuses to pay them ransom money.
The good people of Portharcourt should not listen to Rotimi Amaechi, Rotimi is fronting for the Arewa cabal. Mend should continue in its effort to free the people of the Niger Area and the national as a whole. Kudos Mend!
Auntie Comfort
USA,
Tel: 310- 677037
This one that we did not hear from MEND since morning, I hope they are still planning? MEND should be told that they have no other option than to cripple Nigeria oil and gas export
The War has entered the city
Hmmmmmm….Jim Baker i agree with you because my friend who lives in Malaysia confirms that there is light in Malasyia 24/7.Dubai is one of the beautiful places in the world.Ghana celebrated three years of uninterrupted light. Wait o,was the police shooting at ghosts?Hmmmmmmmmmm…….still wondering…..Hmmmmm……..Gun shots that lasted several hours?Only to scare away kidnappers?Hmmmm……I wonder…..Maybe they are thinking of lies to tell River state people and Nigerians.Hmmmmm…..Wonders shall never end o!
INVESTORS INVEST IN PLACES WHERE THE INFRASTRUCTURE PUT IN PLACE FOR THEM LIKE MALAYSIA , DUBAI AND GHANA JUST TO MENTION A FEW–ARE WELCOMING ENOUGH-FROM ABUJA TO LAGOS-NO LIGHT-ROAD, AND SECURITY-PERHAPS WE SHOULD HOLD MEND RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT ALSO-ITS ALL ABOUT THE FAILED IDEAS FOUNDED ON THE USUAL BLAME GAME-STILL WAITING AFTER 50YRS OF FREEDOM FROM THE WHITE MANS RULE FOR LIGHT-AND WATER-BLAME NOT MEND FOR THE ILLS OF THE NIGERIAN SOCIETY-
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm….!!! I wonder….
The Police should live up to thier responsibilty of protecting the citizens from the hands of this semi terrorist grougps called kidnapers. Note that good investors are running away from helping the nation as result of this disgrunted element operating in in failed state.