Police declare state of emergency on East West road in Rivers State over incessant kidnappings and killings

The Rivers state police command has declared a state of emergency on the East-West road over incessant killings, kidnapping and robbery of commuters who ply the Choba and Mbiama stretch of the road.

This comes after a recent attack on a popular commercial bus on the road where the driver was shot dead and 12 passengers were kidnapped.

It was gathered that sequel to the ambush on the convoy of the lawmakers from Ahoada west local government area which killed the leader of Ahoada west legislative Assembly, Ekele Cohen, Governor Nyesom Wike, vowed that the killers of the lawmaker must be fished out and that security agencies must put a stop to the insecurity on the road.

According to the spokesman of the Rivers state police command, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, the command has declared a state of emergency on that stretch of the road. He said:

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