Rivers: We’ll not go into media battle with Fubara – Police

The Nigeria Police has vowed not to engage in a media tussle with Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara over the political crisis rocking the state.

The police, however, condemned the allegations by the governor, saying they were only conforming to a court order barring the force from participating in the LGA elections.

A statement by the police spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, on Monday also debunked what it termed the prevailing falsehood of partisanship circulating in the media.

Adejobi also reiterated the police’s neutrality and non-interference in political affairs within the state and the country.

According to him, the misinformation triggered by the unwarranted outburst of Fubara was totally uncalled for and unfair to the law enforcement institutions in Nigeria.

“For the avoidance of doubts, the general public is free to profile the career journey of the Inspector-General of Police and his track record in every place he has served, which undoubtedly show him as a man of honor, integrity, and focus before and after his assumption of office as the 22nd Indigenous Inspector General of Police of Nigeria.

“The IGP is very well respected in the Association of Chiefs of Police Worldwide, particularly in Africa, where he’s currently serving as the Chairman of the West African Police Chiefs Committee (WAPCCO) and providing meritorious leadership within the West African Chiefs of Police.

“We have seen Chiefs of Police from across the world coming to attend his events in Nigeria and extending several invitations to him. For the first time, the president of Interpol was at the opening ceremony of the Nigeria Police conference and retreat in Owerri last year under this IGP. Let us please observe some decorum in our politics in Nigeria,” the statement read.