Human rights group calls for neutrality of Police in Rivers

A coalition of human rights groups and the Human Rights Advocacy Crusaders (HRAC) has urged the police and other security agents in Rivers State to maintain neutrality and impartiality in the ongoing local government crisis.
The group’s spokesperson, Jerry Nicholas, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said that taking sides could escalate the crisis, thereby, leading to further violence and clashes between supporters of different parties, resulting in deaths and the destruction of property.
According to Nicholas, the expiration of the tenure of local government chairmen and other officials is a constitutional matter, and security agents should help to maintain peace in the state while allowing the democratic process to unfold and ensuring that the rule of law is upheld.