The chief security officer, CSO, of
the Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, is now being quizzed for allegedly
allowing the governor to visit the Rivers State Assembly while the legislators
were embroiled in violent fisticuffs. LEADERSHIP also learnt the State Security
Service, SSS, has invited him to
explain why he should not be punished for exposing the governor to danger.
Amaechi reportedly visited the State
Assembly in the heat of the fracas that erupted there on Tuesday: some of the
legislators used dangerous weapons to attack their colleagues.
A competent source close to the SSS
told LEADERSHIP FRIDAY that the CSO acted unprofessionally by not dissuading
the governor from going to the state Assembly at a time his life could not be
guaranteed.
The source disclosed that the SSS
was considering recalling and reprimanding him for negligence. According to
him, part of the duty of the CSO of a governor is to advise him on appropriate
security measures to adopt during any pandemonium.
Efforts to get confirmation from the
SSS failed as spokesman Ms Marilyn Ogar’s phone could not be reached. A senior
officer who however pleaded anonymity disclosed that the Service was planning a
serious reprimand for the CSO, saying that his action embarrassed the Service
and the nation.
Source: Leadership
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