By Taiye Agbaje
The House of Representatives, on Thursday, commenced investigations into the killings of Dr. Ferry Gberegbe, a Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic Lecturer, and others during the 2019 General Elections in Rivers.
This was sequel to a motion under matters of public importance by Rep. Kingsley Chinda (PDP-Rivers) at a plenary presided over by Speaker Yakubu Dogara in Abuja.
The House, which condemned the killings, also observed a minute silence in honour of the departed souls.
Moving the motion, Chinda noted that there was palpable presence of heavily armed men of security agencies, including the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and Nigerian Army in Rivers and across the country during the elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
He said the polls were characterised by clear cases of harassment and intimidation of voters and electoral officers, coupled with sporadic shootings by…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
