Amachree, who was said to have been burnt alive this morning (Monday) by suspected political thugs, was first beaten to a pulp before he was set ablaze.
Peterside decried the on-going killings in Rivers State, describing it as frightening and unprecedented. According to him, the pathetic security situation in Rivers State is unfortunately a direct affront on the Federal Government’s power to protect lives and property within its territory.
Peterside, who spoke in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, said Rivers State urgently needs help.
“The security situation in our dear state is distressing and we cannot continue to live under such a desperate situation. I am therefore using this opportunity to again draw the attention of the world to daily killings taking place in Rivers State.
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“Last Friday, Mr. Franklin, APC Ward 4 Chairman in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area was killed and beheaded with his wife in Omoku. Franklin who recently moderated APC ward meeting in the LGA hails from the same ward as the state chairman of the PDP, Felix Obuah.
“Four APC persons were killed in Obibi, Etche LGA in the last 48 hours. Gabriel Cookey was clubbed to death in Opobo, Opobo/Nkoro LGA today by suspected cultists.
“Only his morning, in Buguma , Ofinjite Amachree, an APC member was set ablaze by thugs.
“In fact, in the last two weeks, over 30 APC members have been killed in different parts of Rivers State. We are tired of this bloodbath; this is why we are calling on the Federal Government and Nigerians generally to come to our aid.
“As citizens of Rivers State, we know that this heart-rending situation is a fallout of loss of moral right by the Nyesom Wike-led government to fight criminality having benefitted from their activities in the recent past. But this killing must stop and the time is now,” he said.
Sylvester Asoya
Special Assistant (Media) to Dr.Dakuku Pete