A former Niger Delta agitator turned traditional ruler, Asari Dokubo, has strongly condemned the use of teargas and physical violence by security agents against unarmed women protesting during the reception for FCT Minister Nyesom Wike in Abalama, Asari-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Among those assaulted was his younger sister, Hon. Boma Goodhead, a serving member of the House of Representatives.
Asari in a statement by his Palace Spokesman, Daerefa-a Briade said the “women merely expressed their displeasure over Wike’s reckless statement belittling the entire Ijaw Nation, yet they were met with violence. Such actions are unacceptable.”
He described Wike’s statements about the Ijaw people as reckless, provocative, and deeply unfortunate.
The monarch warned that the Ijaw people, who make up nine of Rivers State’s 23 local government areas, have taken note of Wike’s derogatory remarks and would respond appropriately when the time comes.
Asari Dokubo accused organizers of the reception held in honor of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike in Abalama of staging the event as a calculated plot to incite violence and implicate him as the mastermind.
