Former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has directed that a hotel and a bar in Port Harcourt’s Elekahia axis be sealed off.
WITHIN NIGERIA gathered that the order was carried out in the early hours of Monday, May 29.
Hon. Jones Ogbonda, a former member of the Rivers State House of Assembly and supporter of Atiku Abubakar, owns the sealed structures, CSKR hotels, and Priscy’s Bar.
The former state lawmaker confirmed the closure of the hotel and bar by the C4i State Police Unit in a brief message.
Staff and lodgers at both sealed premises were abused and ejected forcibly.
Nysom Wike just sent C4i police unit to seal my hotel, CSKR hotels and Priscy’s bar both at Elekahia. The police manhandled both lodgers and staff and forcefully drove out everyone in the premises, a part of the message reads according to Daily Trust.
It was gathered that no reason has been given for the latest order sealing the hotel and bar by the state government and police.
Recall that on August 19, 2022, Wike ordered the sealing of Priscy’s bar where staff and customers were arrested and detained by men of the Tactical Team of Nigeria Police Force, C4i. The bar was sealed off for 11 days before the former governor directed it to be unsealed.