360 GP has learnt that police have dismissed one Inspector and five other sergeants attached to the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, over alleged misuse of firearms during the legislative rerun in the state in December 2016.
Their names include, ex-Inspct. Eyong Victor, ex-Sgts. Peter Ekpo, Oguni Goodluck, Orji Nwoke, Okpe Ezekiel and Tanko Akor.
The operatives reportedly stormed Port Harcourt City Council Secretariat and they prevented the movement of election results of Emouha polling unit to the appropriate collation centre, 360 GP gathered.
It was reported that this act were said to be contrary to the provisions of Force Order 237.
Parading the former policemen on Friday in Abuja, the Force Public Relations Officer, Donald Awunah said that despite strict warnings from the Inspector-General of Police that all personnel on election duty should be of good conduct and desist from escorting their principals to polling units throughout the period of the election, the recalcitrant operatives were found blatantly breaching the directive.
He added that it was unacceptable by all standards in the Force. He continued that in the course of discreet investigations, the dismissed personnel were found to have in total disrespect to orders and directives, compromised, engaged in unprofessional acts and other unbecoming conduct.
Awunah said, “These aforementioned police personnel while in the convoy of the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike on the date of election on December 10, 2016 misused the firearms in their possession contrary to the provisions of Force Order 237.
The personnel became overzealous, took laws into their hands and opened fire, causing panic in the crowd. They will be prosecuted under the Electoral Act to serve as a deterrent to others.
Their actions are capable of bringing the entire Nigeria Police Force to disrepute and portray the Force in a very bad light as a lawless organization not guided by the rule of law.”**
The former policemen protested against their dismissal as they were taken away in handcuffs.
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