Police Clarify Arrest Of Lawyers Handling APC Election Petition In Rivers State
Rivers State Police Command has provided clarification on the news of the arrest of lawyers handling APC election matters. According to a press release signed by the Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, on Friday, March 31st, 2023, at about 11.20 a.m., information was received that some lodgers occupying three rooms in a popular hotel were seen carrying packages in and out of the rooms and printing what seemed like INEC documents (including results). The statement read further, "A video recording of the activities in one of the rooms was forwarded by the informant to the Police Commissioner." The information neither disclosed the identity of the lodgers nor whom they were working for. "As a responsible law enforcement agency, the police needed to act on the intelligence. Thus, on the basis of the report, the police approached the court to obtain a search warrant. The warrant was dutifully executed on 1/4/23 at about 7.02 a.m. In the course ...