Amaechi petitions National Human Rights Commission over Rivers police

Gov. Amaechi and Police commissioner Mbu

GOVERNOR Chibuike Amaechi has called on the National Human Rights Commission to urgently intervene in what he termed the deteriorating human rights situation in the state.

The governor, in a petition addressed to the Director General of the Commission, accused the state Police Commissioner, Mr Joseph Mbu of rights violation, saying there was urgent need for the commission to look into the issues with a view to redressing them

He requested for the urgent exercise of the powers and functions conferred on the NHRC towards addressing a grave and deteriorating human rights situation in the state.

In responses to the accusation the police boss Mbu said Amaechi is a dictator

‘’There are on-going human rights violations in Rivers state falling within the investigative and other duties of the National Human Rights Commission “The Nigeria Police force, Rivers state command under its present Commissioner has become inaccessible and actively antagonistic to my person and office as the Chief Security Officer of the state.

Court orders are being obeyed in the breach by the leadership of the police in Rivers state.

While security communications or directives from the state government are treated with even greater contempt as they are no longer even acknowledged”, he said.