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Wike arrests 14 hidden in seized trailers

Updated May 09 2020 01:05 am

Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, has arrested 14 persons found in two trailers loaded with cows heading for Port Harcourt, the state capital, despite the 24-hour lockdown to check the coronavirus pandemic in the capital city.

The Governor, according to a statement by his Special Assistant on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu, explained that a tip-off from some persons led to the arrest.

Noting the defaulters were arrested at Rumuigbo in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, Wike ordered the prosecution of the 14 persons by the Mobile Court constituted by his administration under the Executive Order Six he signed for the declaration of the lockdown.

He also directed the State Ministry of Health to conduct tests on the 14 persons to ascertain their coronavirus status.

He said: â€œThis fight has nothing to do with individuals. The law must take its course. You are aware of what is happening and then some people want to illegally smuggle persons into the state.

â€The Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor are under lockdown and the law must be obeyed. The trailers and the cows will be auctioned tomorrow.â€

Wike said that the arrest of the trailers vindicated his earlier position that security agencies were collecting money at the borders to allow people into the state.

He said: â€œYou heard them saying that they gave money to the security agencies before they were allowed to cross the border. The owner o

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