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Northern Community in Rivers State charges Gov Wike to court over arrest of members, livestock

Justice E.O. OBILE fixed the date to allow the plaintiff put Governor Wike on notice.

 

The NortherCommunity are demanding the sum of N1m for the arrest of their kinsmen including their Livestock and trucks by Governor Wike, which they say is an infringement.

 

Counsel to the arrested Northerners, Eze Kpaniku while speaking with newsmen lamented the arrest by the Governor, adding that the victims had waivers from the Federal Government.

 

Kpaniku also alleged that both his clients and their livestock have been arrested and dumped at the Isolation centre without food and medication for over a week.

 

Leader of Northern community in Rivers State, Alhaji Musa Saidu on his part decried the arrest and demanded their unconditional release.

 

Our correspondent reports that the Rivers State Attorney General, Zacheaus Adangor and the Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mukan are joined in the suit.

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