Nigeria: MBU's Redeployment - Okrika Natives Threatens to Shut Down Refinery.

16 January 2014

Dame Patience Jonathan's native Okrika Community has threatened to shut down Port Harcourt refinery if Rivers State Commissioner for police, Joseph Mbu Joseph is redeployed from the State. Eight different groups representing eight ethnic communities of Okrika such as Ogu/Bolo patriotic front, Bolo progressive forum, Kirike Bese movement, Wakirike development foundation, Wakirike Student union, Sekimo youth movement , Wakirike Elders forum and Okrika united front said in Okrika yesterday that the State commissioner of police Joseph Mbu is a professional police officer who has performed very well, should not be remove from the State.

The groups who various placards bears inscriptions such as "Mbu must stay. He is a professional", "we are tired of Amaechi grandstanding, looting and insult", "no Mbu, no access to Port Harcourt refinery" in their various solidarity massages showered praises on the police commissioner describing him as a very diligent , hard working and no sense police officer who is not ready to do anybody's bid.

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