The Government of Rivers State has called on the relevant security agencies to help clear up what really transpired in the reported attack on Senator Lee Maeba, while also alleging that some politicians are staging high-level melodrama to cover up tracks.
This was made known in a statement signed by Chris Finebone, the Commissioner for Information and Communications
Africa Today News, New York recalls that gunmen were said to have attacked the house of Maeba, the chairman of the Presidential Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State on Thursday morning.
Maeba’s comment on the attack suggested that the gunmen were purportedly sent by the Rivers State Government.
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However, Finebone in a statement issued on behalf of the government, said Maeba should aid security agencies in unraveling the purported attack on his house and those behind it.
Part of the statement read: ‘This makes it obvious that Senator Maeba should help security agencies in unraveling the purported attack on his house and those behind it. It is not enough to blame such an attack on ‘either government or some quarters.’ He should try and remember exactly whom the caller said sent him (the caller).’
Finebone further assured that the Rivers State Government would continue to work with security agencies and render all possible assistance to ensure safety of life and property in the State.
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council in Rivers State, Senator Lee Maeba, has condemned the Thursday attack on his residence on Prof Abowei Street, GRA, Phase 3 in Port Harcourt by suspected political thugs.
Maeba, in an interview with journalists, said the assailants, who attacked his house less than 30 minutes after he left home, were determined to kill him.
An eyewitness had earlier told our correspondent that the armed men arrived at the senator’s residence at about 7am, shot into the air, hit the gate several times, and started scaling the fence.
Africa Today News, New York report that the windscreens of four Toyota salon cars and one SUV Escalade in the compound were damaged by the invaders.
Maeba later arrived at the scene with operatives of the Department of State Services and some policemen.
Later, the Director-General of the PDP PCC in Rivers State and a former Minister of Transportation, Dr. Abiye Sekibo, as well as the state campaign council’s spokesman, Dr. Leloonu Nwibubasa; and a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Austin Opara, arrived at the residence.