The newly appointed Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, says early investigations have shown no evidence of an assassination attempt against Rivers State House of Assembly factional speaker Edison Ehie.
While Ehie claimed he was the victim of a murder attempt, the CP stated that the policemen were just on a routine convoy patrol last night.
After a courtesy visit to Governor Siminalayi Fubara in Port Harcourt on Monday, CP Disu addressed to journalists outside the Executive Council Chambers.
the police have made “frantic efforts” to get across to Edison, who until the recent political crisis in Rivers State was the Leader of the State House of Assembly, to furnish the police with relevant information.
The CP noted the command is yet to receive an official complaint from the lawmaker.
When Channels Television asked if truly he had not received an official complaint from the state lawmaker, the CP said: “For now, I haven’t gotten anything like that”.
He, however, said at the moment, there is nothing to worry about.
The CP also promised to make his number public for any complaint from the factional speaker or any member of the public.
During the courtesy visit, CP Disu assured the Governor of his understanding of the complexity of the state’s security situation having been in charge of the state Criminal Investigation Department and Divisional Police Officers in two Divisional Headquarters.
He promised to lead an intelligence-driven force and partner with the locals in the communities to effectively tackle crime in the state.
In his response, Governor Siminalayi Fubara tasked the new CP who was deployed in the aftermath of the crisis that rocked the State House of Assembly, to be professional.
Governor Fubara told the CP and his management team that his administration would not make ill demands from the force.
He promised to support the police to function well, saying he is for all, and not for any particular person.
According to him, what matters to him most is the ease of the state and the legacies he will leave behind.
He equally urged the residents of the state to cooperate work the police by giving relevant information.