Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his family members are being held hostage at the Government House, Port-Harcourt, by a contingent of heavily armed soldiers Tuesday night, report revealed.
This development comes moments after Bola Tinubu invoked Section 180 of the Nigerian Constitution to proclaim a state of emergency in Rivers.
Rivers government sources told newsmen that soldiers carrying out the Tinubu’s instructions on declaring the state of emergency barricaded all entrances and exits to the government house immediately after the president’s speech.
Attempts by Mr Fubara and his family to pack their belongings out of the Government House have been rebuffed by the soldiers, who suppressed all movements around the premises.
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“We are being held hostage,” an affected official told The Gazette from the scene on Tuesday night. “They said they don’t have instruction to let anyone leave the premises.”
It was unclear whether the soldiers implemented their duties as instructed or were overzealous in following specific orders.
Spokespersons for the Nigerian Army and Defence Headquarters did not immediately return requests seeking comments about the soldiers’ treatment of the Fubaras.
(PeoplesGazette)
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