A legal practitioner, E. O. Eiwone, has petitioned the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 5 Headquarters in Benin City, over alleged inciting and defamatory remarks by former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, against supporters of President Bola Tinubu....
A legal practitioner, E. O. Eiwone, has petitioned the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 5 Headquarters in Benin City, over alleged inciting and defamatory remarks by former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, against supporters of President Bola Tinubu.
In a petition dated October 10, Eiwone alleged that Amaechi described Tinubu’s supporters as “thieves” and “mad people” during an ADC town hall meeting in Benin City on October 8.
The APC member claimed the alleged remarks could provoke political tension, violence and a breach of public peace.
He urged the police to investigate the allegations and bring anyone found culpable to justice, citing Section 96 of the Electoral Act 2026.
Copies of the petition were also sent to President Tinubu, Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo, and APC leaders at the national and state levels.