RIVERS State Police Commissioner, Mr. Joseph Mbu, has described Governor Chibuike Amaechi of the state as his friend and boss.
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Dismissing any misunderstanding between him and the governor, Mbu blamed the media for the impression being created that they were not in good terms.
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Speaking in his office, he said that the governor was his friend and the Chief Executive Officer of the state while he remained the second in command.
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When told that the governor had threatened to lead a street protest to challenge Police ban on peaceful protest in the state, he said that he was not sure the governor would do so. " I know that His Excellency is not thinking in that direction."
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He insisted that the ban on protest without approval from the state Police Commissioner was still in force in the state. "We won't discuss the planned protest by the governor now, we should not talk about that now," he said.