Honourable Ephraim Nwuzi, a member of the House of Representatives has been invited for questioning by the Rivers State Police Command for making insightful statements ahead of the February 25, 2023 election.
Honourable Ephraim Nwuzi
Honourable Nwuzi was spotted in a video saying that residents of the state should be shot during the General Election.
In a series of tweets, the police command in a statement signed by its spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe -Koko, said Nwuzi was invited for questioning “on the content of the video to ascertain the intent and purposes of the lawmaker in the video.”
“The Rivers State Police Command has condemned in all totality a video circulating on social media of one Honourable Ephraim Nwuzi, a member of the House of Representatives, saying that residents of the State should be shot during the General Election coming up on February 25, 2023, in Rivers State.
“The Supervising Assistant Inspector-General of Police for the Elections, AIG Abutu Yaro, fdc, has invited the said Honourable for questioning on the content of the video to ascertain the intent and purposes of the lawmaker in the video.
“AIG Abutu Yaro has assured INEC officials, INEC Ad Hoc staff, NYSC members, foreign and local observers, voters, and all other stakeholders in the elections of adequate security before, during, and after the general election.
“He urges all contestants and political parties to exercise caution and called on the Rivers State residents to call the police at the following emergency numbers to report all suspicious activities and persons during the course of the elections: 08032003514, 08098880134.”
In the video, the lawmaker could be heard saying;
“This is four years. They’ve been paying all the Igbo from the council. That’s what he will do now but it will not work. All we’ll do, let’s crack two, three of them. Let’s shoot them… We will shoot two, three Igbo. The rest will run,” the lawmaker said in his native Igbo language.
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