Emergency rule: Soldiers, tanks move into Rivers Govt House, details emerges

• Armed Nigerian soldiers with their Armoured Personnel Carrier person taken implicit the Rivers State Government House on Azikiwe Road successful Port Harcourt
• The troops stormed the premises of the Rivers Government astir 9pm connected Tuesday, March 18, 2025
• This was aft President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declared a authorities of exigency successful Rivers authorities and suspended Governor Sim Fubara and the authorities location of assembly for six months

Legit.ng writer Adekunle Dada has implicit 7 years of acquisition covering metro, authorities policy, and planetary events

Port Harcourt, Rivers state - Armed Nigerian soldiers person taken implicit the Rivers State Government House on Azikiwe Road successful Port Harcourt pursuing the declaration of a authorities of emergency.

Legit.ng recalls that President Bola Tinubu declared a State of Emergency successful Rivers authorities and suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara and members of the Rivers authorities House of Assembly for six months.

Soldiers, tanks determination into Rivers Govt House portion Sir Fubara was inactive astatine his residence. Photo credit: Sir Sim Fubara/@HQNigerianArmy
Source: UGC

As reported by The Punch, an insider said the troops stormed the premises portion the suspended politician Sim Fubara was inactive successful his authoritative residence successful the Government House astir 9 p.m. connected Tuesday, march 19, 2025.

The root stated that:

“Well, arsenic I talk to you now, determination are soldiers wrong Government House but the politician is successful his residence.”

It was besides gathered that an Armoured Personnel Carrier was stationed astatine the entranceway of the spot of powerfulness successful the authorities overlooking the road.

As astatine 9 pm, respective Sports Utility Vehicles were sighted extracurricular the main gross with afloat lights on.

It could not beryllium ascertained if the suspended politician was astir to permission the Government House.

Tension successful Rivers

Residents and motorists were seen rushing location to their families successful galore parts of the Port Harcourt metropolis instantly aft President Tinubu declared the authorities of exigency successful a nationwide broadcast.

Some residents expressed dismay implicit the announcement and blamed the governmental actors for what happened.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) accused suspended politician Fubara of mounting the signifier for the declaration.

According to APC spokesman, Felix Morka, Fubara's action "stripped himself of each law protections of the bureau of Governor”

Soldiers takes implicit Rivers authorities authorities aft President Bola Tinubu suspended Sim Fubara arsenic governor. Photo credit: Sir Sim Fubara
Source: Facebook

Legit.ng earlier reported that the House of Representatives reacted to the declaration of a state of exigency in Rivers state.

The spokesperson of the House, Akintunde Rotimi, said President Tinubu consulted the enactment of the National Assembly earlier taking the decision.

According to Rotimi, Tinubu has written to the House seeking support successful enactment with Section 305 of the Constitution.

Fubara breaks soundlessness aft Tinubu's suspension

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Fubara yet broke his silence, pursuing President Tinubu's declaration of a authorities of exigency successful the oil-rich state.

The suspended politician insisted that helium followed the regularisation of instrumentality successful the governmental situation that has been rocking the authorities hardly six months aft helium resumed bureau connected May 29, 2023.

Fubara further described the declaration by President Tinubu arsenic "unfortunate" and vowed that the authorities volition stay resilient successful the look of the governmental challenges.

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Source: Legit.ng