Saturday, March, 7 2026 - Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday, called on security agencies to identify and arrest miscreants who attacked his convoy and set fire to the office of the African Democratic Congress in Ubima community, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State.
It was gathered that gunmen, on Friday, attacked Amaechi’s
convoy on the road between Ubima and Omuanwa in Ikwerre LGA.
The former Rivers State governor was in his community for
his e-registration as a member of the ADC.
However, before Amaechi arrived in the community around
12:15 pm on Friday, suspected thugs had already mounted a roadblock, turning
back buses identified as conveying ADC members attending the visit.
The thugs had earlier, on Thursday night, set ablaze the
ward office of the ADC in Ubima, Amaechi’s hometown.
The miscreants, who reportedly invaded the community with
heavy firepower to stop the former governor’s visit, shot sporadically into the
community and riddled the gate of Amaechi’s family house with bullets.
However, when the ADC leader eventually arrived to enter the
community, the armed thugs reportedly stopped his convoy, but security
operatives in his team engaged the attackers.
When the security operatives displayed superior firepower,
the armed thugs fled into the bushes.
Addressing hundreds of party members and supporters who were
present to witness the e-registration exercise, Amaechi called for calm.
He thanked the Commissioner of Police, the Director of the
Department of State Services, and the Commandant of the Nigeria Security and
Civil Defence Corps for their swift intervention during the attack on his
convoy.
Amaechi, who spoke after taking a tour of the burnt party
office, said the security agencies showed professionalism in their response.
He urged members of the party not to resort to violence,
noting that it was the responsibility of the police to unravel, arrest, and
prosecute those behind the attacks.
“I will thank the commissioner of police and the director of
DSS. They showed a lot of professionalism immediately I made contact with them.
“In fact, I wasn’t expecting that kind of cooperation. I
thought they would be behind these criminals and not render support. But all of
us will agree that the police came out, the NSCDC came, DSS came out.
“So we are grateful to them. I’m grateful to them,
especially those of them who are here,” Amaechi stated.
He added, “But they must also know that this cannot
continue. The way they will show us that this cannot continue is that they must
prosecute those who are involved in this crime.”
Amaechi also urged the state governor to make efforts to
provide adequate security across the state to avert anarchy.
He encouraged members of the party to commence massive
mobilisation, noting that the party’s ultimate target was the presidency.
He said, “I have been a governor, and I know the
consequences of not protecting the lives of people. The people will begin to
protect their lives by themselves because they don’t want to die.
“But for now, everybody should calm down. Everybody should
thank the Commissioner of Police. Everybody should thank the Director of SSS
and the Commandant of NSCDC.
“Our role is to be calm, to be peaceful. We are marching to
Aso Rock. What they are doing is a distraction. What they are doing will not
put food on your table.
“We are hungry. If you are not hungry, tell them I am
hungry. People are dropping dead every day because of hunger. And there are a
few people who are stealing our money, and they say we should keep quiet.
“We can no longer keep quiet. ADC Rivers State, you must
register en masse. You must make sure that we have enough members to surprise
them. On election day, they will know whether we will vote or not.”
When contacted, the spokesperson for the Rivers State Police
Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, said she would obtain details of the incident and
revert to our correspondent.
However, she had yet to do so as of the time of filing this
report on Friday afternoon.
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