evening arrested five persons with three AK-47 riffles,
several rounds of live cartridges and many kilograms of
Indian hemp around the Wimpey area of Port Harcourt, the
capital.
According to a top security official in the state, who confided
in one of our correspondents, those arrested were hired
thugs, who have been contracted by politicians to unleash
violence on voters and innocent citizens before or during
the governorship elections on Saturday.
Commending the efforts of the Joint Task Force for the
arrest, Governor of the state, Rotimi Amaechi, urged voters
and the people of Rivers State to remain calm and peaceful
regardless of any situation as the security agencies were on
top the situation.
According to Amaechi, the Task Force in the state had
assured him that it was ready to ensure a peaceful, violence-
free elections and the safety of lives and property before,
during and after the elections.
Rivers State witnessed pockets of violence and gruesome
killings during the March 28 presidential elections and the
days that followed it.
Ahead of this Saturday's governorship election, there are
fears that the situation could further escalate as a result of
rising tension across the state.
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