Wike gifts N220m to families of 11 police officers killed by Gunmen

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has gifted Families of the 11 police officers killed by gunmen during recent attacks in the state, N20m each.

Wike made the donation during a condolence visit to the Commissioner of Police, Friday Eboka at the State Police Command on Monday May 10.

The Governor who acknowledged that no amount of money can equate human life, said the state’s gesture is aimed at sympathizing with the bereaved families and assuring them that their loved ones never died in vain.

Wike also Lamented that those who carried out the killings have turned the wives of the slain policemen to widows and rendered their children fatherless for no just cause.

He said;

“In the past two to three weeks, we have lost eleven police officers and men. This is a dark period for us in the state. We must be united to fight for this country to be one. We must not allow anyone to talk about secession. If you want to secede, Rivers State is not part of it, and nobody can cow Rivers State to be part of it. Not under my watch will I allow that”