There Is Nobody That Has A Monopoly Of Violence – Police Reacts As Militant Group Threatens To Attack Oil Facilities Amid Rivers Crisis

Tensions in Rivers State have intensified as the militant group Niger Delta Rescue Movement threatened to attack oil installations in protest of the ongoing political crisis and the alleged withholding of the state’s federal allocation.

The group also issued a warning to non-indigenes in the state, advising them to leave for their own safety, as they claimed that hostilities were imminent.

In response, the Rivers State Police Command vowed to take decisive action against any threats to national security, stressing that no group holds a monopoly on violence.

The Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adepoju, reassured residents that security forces were ready to handle any disruptions, warning that law enforcement would not tolerate any attempts to destabilize the state.

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Adepoju dismissed the threats from the militants and others, stating that the police were fully equipped to address the situation.

He stated, “You see, we are taking this thing one step at a time. There is nobody that has a monopoly of violence. If fire is coming from heaven, it will not consume only one person, definitely everybody will be consumed.

“So, nobody can threaten anybody, we are handling the situation the way we should and we are ready for anything that is going to come.

“All eyes are on Rivers State now. I don’t think there is any problem here really, but we will not allow anybody to heat the polity.

“You cannot fight the government and the governor himself has been handling the situation very maturely and well. So nothing will happen. The man on the ground (governor) is peaceful and God is on the throne and we are equal to the task.”

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