Court bars Wike, security operatives from arresting members of Atiku Campaign council

Atiku campaign members in Rivers

Members of Atiku Campaign Counci in Rivers: Left to right: Austin Opara, Senator Lee Maeba, Dr. Abiye Sekibo, Dr Leloonu Nwibubasa and others.

By Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt

Members of the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Council in Rivers have secured an order from a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt stopping Governor Nyesom Wike led state government and security agencies from arresting and intimidating them.

Justice A.T Ibrahim issued the order against the Police, and the Department State Security, DSS, following a motion exparte filed by leaders of the Atiku/Okowa Campaign Council in Rivers state.

The applicants in the suit are: former National Chairman of PDP Uche Secondus, Senator Lee Maeba, Chairman of the Council, Dr. Abiye Sekibo, Director-General of Council who is also a former Transportation Minister, Senator Thompson George Sekibo, Senator of Rivers East and Celestine Omehia, (derobed former Governor).

Others are: Austin Opara, former Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Chinyere Igwe, member of House of Representatives, Tamuno Sisi Gogo Jaja, immediate past Commissioner for Water Resources and Dr Leloonu Nwibubasa Spokesman of the Council among others accused the Rivers state government of harassing and intimidating their supporters.

The High Court Judge, Justice Ibrahim ordered the government and other respondents to maintain status quo until the determination of the suit.

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Our Correspondent reports that the spokesman of Atiku Campaign Council, Dr. Leloonu Nwibubasa, had recently accused Governor Wike of using security operatives in the state to arrest 35 supporters of Atiku who were heading for a political meeting in Port Harcourt.

He alleged that they were later profiled by the Police while 21 of them were arraigned in Magistrate Court and later remanded in prison for alleged involvement in cultism and cult related activities.

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1) From ( left to right) Austin Opara, Senator Lee Maeba,Dr. Abiye Sekibo,Dr Leloonu Nwibubasa and others.

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