By Suleiman Anyalewechi
The Rivers State Police Command on Sunday, June, 22, 2025, issued a marching order for the immediate arrest of all those behind the attack on the person and office of the Ahoada East Local Government Chairman, Goodluck Iheamnacho.
This is just as the State Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adepoju, ordered the Council’s Chief Security officer CSO Hector Ekakita, the Chief of Staff to the Council chairman, and all those that participated in the attack on Iheamnacho to report immediately to the Headquarters of the Police Command in Port Harcourt.
The Source reports that a group of youths had, on Friday, June 20, 2025 stormed the Council headquarters, attacked the Chairman, and forced him to sign a resignation letter which they came along with.
In a viral video of the humiliating and despicable attack, the Council chairman was seen sitting on the floor with several people surrounding and beating him.
Speaking on a live Radio programme on Saturday June 21, 2025, Iheamnacho, while recounting his ordeal at the hands of the invading hoodlums, urged the public to disregard claims of his purported resignation from office.
According to him, the attackers, besides beating and harassing him, also carted away some valuable Council official documents, his personal belongings , a situation he said which resulted in the circulation of his fake resignation letter.
Curiously, the Council’s CSO, Ekakita had, in another Radio interview, insisted on the sanctity of the said resignation, noting that some irate youth had actually stormed the Council headquarters demanding for the exit of Iheamnacho on grounds of alleged embezzlement of funds.
However, in a statement issued by Grace Irenge-Koko, its spokesperson, the Rivers state Police Command, strongly condemned the attack on the Council Chairman, describing it as heinous, reprehensible and totally unacceptable.
According to the Police, the attack which occurred at about 1.40.pm on Friday, June 20, involved about 30 suspected hoodlums.
The attackers assaulted the Council Chairman, vandalized his office, carted away some valuable documents, and made away with his personal items including his mobile phone ,the police stated.
The police further informed that the assaulted Council Chairman is presently recuperating at a medical facility where he is being attended to for injuries sustain during the attack.
“The Rivers State Police Command is aware of, and deeply disturbed by the heinous attack on the Sole Administrator of Ahoada East Local Government Area LGA, Goodluck Iheanachor.
On June 20, 2025, at about 1340hrs, a group of hoodlums numbering about 30, led by Hector Ekakita, the Chief Security Officer CSO, and the Chief of Staff COS to the Sole Administrator, respectively, stormed the Council Secretariat and attacked him.
“The Rivers State Police Command unequivocally condemns this reprehensible act, and has taken swift action.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga Adepoju after visiting the scene of the attack with Heads of other sister security agencies in the State has directed the Chief Security Officer and Chief of Staff, and all those involved in this action to report to the Police State Headquarters, Moscow Road, Port Harcourt for questioning”, the Police stated
This is just as the CP warned of severe consequences in the event of failure of the invited people to report as demanded.
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