In reaction to the recent criminal activities in his state, the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has vowed to prosecute any traditional ruler involved in cultism or supporting criminal activities in his state.
It will be recalled that the governor, in a statement issued on Saturday, slammed an indefinite suspension on a monarch, Eze Cassidy Ikegbidi, for complicity in the murder of a Divisional Police Officer, Bako Angbashim, in Odiemudie community, Ahoada East Local Government Area of the state.
According to the statement, the governor also declared one Gift David Okpara Okpolowu, also known as 2-Baba, and all members of his criminal gang wanted over the murder of the DPO, just as he announced a N100 million bounty on 2-Baba, saying anyone who could give useful information that would lead to his arrest and prosecution would be rewarded.
The Governor had premised the monarch’s suspension on the claim that he ceded control of his territory to the notorious David Gift and his gang to freely operate and carry out their criminal activities.
But in furtherance of this, the Governor, in a tweet on Monday, said any other traditional ruler caught in cultism like Ikegbidi will be severely dealt with.
“Any traditional ruler, even if he’s from my place, who’s supporting cultism, I assure you that as I have started with Ahoada, I will come after you,” the Governor tweeted on Monday.
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