Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has expressed shock over the defence given by the spokesman of Governor Nyesom Wike, Opunabo Inko-Tariah, for the shooting and killing of a policeman and others at Olu-Obasanjo Road in Port Harcourt yesterday.

The APC, in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Mr Chris Finbone, said: “Curiously, Mr. Inko-Tariah blamed the killings on the previous state government led by  Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, even though the former governor left office since May 29,  2015. The spokesman for Governor Nyesom Wike also blamed the killing on the influx of people into the state since Nyesom Wike became governor of the state.  For the simple reason that Rivers State is not a state of nitwits, the APC would like the intelligent men, women and youths of the state to determine the kind of minds that would proffer the aforesaid reasons by the government for the needless killings in Rivers State since Nyesom Wike became Governor.

“In any case, the APC would like to state that only 24 hours ago, our party raised alarm accusing the Wike-led state government as the main reason security to life and property has hopelessly broken down in Rivers State.”