Afrigather Two leisure centres, the CSKR Inns and Priscy’s Bar and Suites each in Elekahia, Port Harcourt, Rivers State had been early on Monday morning sealed by armed policemen.
Employees and lodgers on the two sealed services had been forcefully ordered out of the premises by the safety operatives who stormed there in a commando fashion.
The companies are owned by a former member of the Rivers State Home of Meeting, Hon. Jones Ogbonda.
Ogbonda is claimed to be a staunch supporter of the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Occasion, Atiku Abubakar.
It was gathered that the closely armed operatives, all wearing black, are stated to be from the C4i Intelligence unit of the state police command.
Our correspondent who visited one of many sealed premises (Priscy’s Bar and Suites) at about 6:55 am on Monday experiences that closely armed, stern-looking policemen occupied the doorway, whereas two white Hilux patrol vans had been stationed there.
In a voice word despatched to our correspondent, Ogbonda confirmed the incident, saying the managers of the services put calls throughout to him within the wee hours of Monday to interrupt the information.
He acknowledged,” On the early hours of twenty ninth Might 2023 at about 2:55 am, my cellphone rand and my supervisor knowledgeable me that males of the C4i tactical group of the Nigeria Police Drive in about 5 patrol vans drive into the premises of Priscy’s Bar and suites in Elekahia.
“They ordered company within the rooms, clients within the membership and employees within the outer bar out, that they’ve orders from the governor to seal the place.
“As I converse, they’re nonetheless occupying the premises.
“I additionally acquired a name from the supervisor of CSKR accommodations at Elekahia Housing Property to the impact that males of the C4i of the Nigeria Police had been on the resort looking out from room to room, ordering company and employees out of the premises.
“That they’ve taken occupation beneath the orders of His Excellency. That is unhappy.”
Our correspondent experiences that on nineteenth August 2022, the Priscy’s Bar and Suites was sealed and a few employees and clients had been arrested and detained by safety operatives.
The bar was sealed off for 11 days earlier than it was allowed to reopen.
When contacted, the spokesperson of the State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, stated she is going to contact the Elekahia Police Division and get again to our reporter.
She has but to take action as of the time of submitting this report.
