Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has vowed that his administration will unravel the circumstances that led to the death of 10 persons in Kula Community, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of the State.
Key Highlights
- Governor Fubara vows to unravel the circumstances behind the death of 10 persons in Kula, Akuku-Toru LGA.
- Kula people staged a peaceful march to Government House, Port Harcourt, on Friday.
- Fubara, represented by Chief of Staff Sunny Ewule, says those culpable will face the law.
- Residents urged to remain calm and not take the law into their hands.
- Community leader High Chief Anabs Sara-Igbe says Kula wants government intervention.
Governor Fubara gave the assurance when the people of Kula Community staged a peaceful march to Government House, Port Harcourt on Friday.
The governor, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Sunny Ewule, sympathised with the bereaved families and appealed to the people to remain calm and avoid taking the laws into their hands.
He assured the people of Kula community that all those allegedly involved in the act that led to the death of their kinsmen would face the full wrath of the law.
According to the governor, murder is a serious matter, assuring that the state government will not rest until it gets to the bottom of the matter.
“We want to sympathize with the Kula Community and the bereaved families. Anybody who is involved in this incident or found culpable for whatever happened, will definitely pay for it according to the law.
“We are not going to sit by and allow Rivers indigenes go through this type of unnecessary death,” he said.
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‘We don’t want to take the laws into our hands’
Earlier, the leader of the Kula Community who led the delegation, High Chief Anabs Sara-Igbe, said they were at the Government House to formally complain about the unfortunate incident and seek the government’s intervention.
“It is proper we inform him (Fubara) because we don’t want to take the laws into our hands. We have the capacity to react but we don’t want to react,” he said.
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