- The police in Rivers state have announced the taking over of the 23 local government secretariats in the state
- This following the killings of a police officer and a vigilante in the attacks on the secretariats and the council chairmen by Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s supporters over the failure of the council chairmen to leave after their tenures expire
- Governor Fubara earlier directed the chairmen to handover to the most senior staff in their council but the chairmen claimed their tenure were extended by the state house of assembly
The Rivers state police command has confirmed that one of its officers was killed in the ongoing political crisis in Rivers state.
This is as the security agency also announced the taking over of the 23 local government area secretariats in the state.
