The IPO community women have barricaded the Port Harcourt airport in protest, leaving passengers stranded as the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State deepens.>>>CONTINUE FULL READING HERE....CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE
As of Tuesday morning, our correspondent at the scene of the protest, captured the aggrieved women blocking the entrance of the airport.
Several cars conveying airport passengers were seen in a long queue, unable to gain entry into the facility.
Some of the women were also seen with cooking pots, firewood and cooking ingredients, as they pound items in mortal at the entrance of the airport.
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The women who were yet to speak with our correspondent as of the time of filing this report, were heard talking aloud indiscriminately.
The Rivers State Police Command, had on Monday, warned against planned protest by the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, (NULGE).
In a statement released on Sunday night, police spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, said the police are aware of the protest.
“The Rivers State Police Command has become aware of the planned protest by the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), scheduled for June 24, 2024. While the Command recognizes and respects the right to lawful assembly, it has credible intelligence that this protest will be infiltrated and hijacked by hoodlums seeking to cause disruption and mayhem within the State.
“Consequently, the Command strongly advises the organisers to suspend the planned protest to prevent a possible breakdown of law and order. The Police will take all necessary lawful measures to protect the lives and properties of every resident in Rivers State. The Command has vowed to apprehend and prosecute any person or group that attempts to disrupt the peace,” the statement read in part.
To ensure the safety and security of the public, the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, CP Olatunji Disu, said he had deployed police officers to the secretariates of all 23 Local Government Areas in the State.
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“These officers will remain in their respective locations until the threat of disruption of peace is deemed to have ceased,” the statement added.
The NULGE later shelved the protest after police warning.>>>CONTINUE FULL READING HERE
Details of the IPO community women protest soon…
