By Clinton Awhawha
Top echelon in the Niger Delta struggle have called on the Presidency to prevail on security agencies to stop further harassment of Mr. Godwin Emefiele over unsubstantiated allegations.
The leaders also frowned at the perceived ill-treatment being melted on Emefiele, Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, adding that security agents should discontinue any plan to arrest Emefiele.
This was disclosed on Friday in Asaba, Delta State, by a prominent youth leader in Niger Delta, Comrade Dan Pere.
According to him, series of meetings were being held by youths, groups, women, leaders and traditional rulers in the riverrine areas condemning the unnecessary harassment and inhuman treatment melted on Emefiele.
“Those with good working relationships with the Villa and security agencies have been putting calls across.” he noted.
“We are afraid they want to give Emefiele the Onoghen treatment. They use our people and call them names and treat them badly.”
“They did not arrest the immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria, an Hausa man. Everybody knows that Emefiele is not into terrorism. Emefiele is a peace loving and law abiding Nigerian. The whole country knows that the allegations of stealing against Emefiele are not true.”
Pere noted that even the blind man knows that it is impossible for Emefiele to steal the amount of money that he is being accused to have stolen.
“We can’t fold our hands and allow Emefiele to be messed up. Emefiele is our son, brother. The only sin he has committed is that he is a Christian and he is from the south. We are peace loving people, we believe in the oneness of this country. We just want our people to be treated equally.”