Rivers State governor, Similanayi Fubara, has vowed to hold Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector- General of Police, responsible if there is breakdown of law and order in state.
Speaking at a press conference in Port Harcourt, on Friday, Fubara warned the IGP to be conscious of his role as head of the police force.
The governor pointed out that the primary responsibility of the police is to protect lives and properties, not to barricade the premises of of electoral body.
Fubara had earlier stormed head office of the Rivers Independent National Electoral Commission (RISEC) in the early hours of Friday to prevent an attempt to allegedly cart away materials for Saturday’s Local Government election.
“I am saying this here so that the IGP should be aware and just to know that any action that will bring a situation of lawlessness in this state and I think at the end of the day, he should be prepared to take responsibility.
“In the early hours of this morning I got a security report that the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission office had been invaded by the Nigerian Police. I was really surprised because before that time, I got a copy of a signal withdrawing the police officers that were guiding the premises. So, I had to drive to the premises myself since the facility belongs to the Rivers State Government,” he said.
He added that on getting to the scene and to the shock of everyone who escorted him there, he met the presence of some fierce looking policemen in one truck and three other empty vans trying to force their way into the premises.