Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State accused of being behind the #EndSARS campaign

Dr. Dakuku Peterside, Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has accused Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State of being behind the #EndSARS campaign against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police.

Peterside, who spoke in Lagos on the sidelines of Friends of Gulf of Guinea Conference,
organised by the Italian government in collaboration with the Nigerian Navy, said that the SARS officers in Rivers State were doing well.
Peterside said he supports the good work of SARS, noting that the agency should be strengthened further to function better.
According to him, “Rivers State is number one in high profile crimes of murder, kidnapping and robbery and the state government may have become uncomfortable because of its inability to influence and control the police. Some people are obviously benefiting from the criminal activities that SARS officers stand against. I support the good work of SARS and I wish the agency could be re-organized and strengthened to function better.” “It’s a campaign championed by Governor Wike. In every society, without the police there can be no law and order and consistently for the past 18 months, Rivers State has occupied number one position in the area of violent crimes.”