Accusations, Counter-Accusations Trail Teachers’ Dispersal In Rivers

[Shola Sholaz]

RIVERS State Police Commissioner, Mr. Joseph Mbu, said, yesterday, that he dispersed the gathering of newly recruited teachers that wanted to collect their appointment letters in Port Harcourt, Wednesday, to avoid breakdown of law and order.
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Mbu, who spoke at the state Police headquarters, said he acted on 'security report' that those at the stadium were allegedly hired to disrupt the peace in the state, adding that they were specifically recruited to embark on anti-President Goodluck Jonathan protest, as they were 18,000 youths in all.
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The state Police Commissioner displayed some of the placards, allegedly recovered from the dispersed crowd, some of which read: Amaechi for Vice President 2015, North for President, Amaechi for VP and It is time for the North.
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Meanwhile, condemning the action of the Police, member representing Asari-Toru/Akuku-Tori Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Dr. Dawari George, said it was shocking, adding "I cannot come to terms with what happened in a democracy and a society of law."

[Folami David]

Teachers are very important in this nation, so no matter what the situation may be at whatever time, they should be treated with RESPECT!