In a rare show of power she constitutionally doesn't have, Nigeria's First Lady Patience Jonathan has reportedly ordered the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Mbu Joseph Mbu, to release the armed thugs of her close political allies, Senator George Sekibo and Evans Bipi.

The six men were arrested on Friday by the Joint Military Task Force (JTF) in Ogu, the hometown of the two politicians, and they were handed over to the police for prosecution.

But SaharaReporters has authoritatively learned that Mrs. Jonathan ordered Mr. Mbu to release the suspects as well as return to them the arms and ammunition that were found in their possession. It is as yet unclear if Mbu has complied with the order, but Mr. Bipi, a former domestic aide of Mrs. Jonathan, is understood to be actively trying to ensure the release.

Meanwhile a crisis of confidence seems to have erupted between the JTF/Army and the police in Rivers State concerning how the story, which was broken by Saharareporters, leaked to the media. Mbu is said to have complained loudly that the Army/JTF must have leaked the story to the media.

The police commissioner is further said to have lamented that the other security agencies (Army, Navy, Airforce, SSS) in the State are not helping him and the police at all in the fight against Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi. According to our source, he is citing the arrest of the six men and the subsequent leakage of the story as an example of such lack of cooperation, arguing that had the arrest been made by the Rivers State police command, the media would not have heard about it.

A source within the JTF/Army has however dismissed Mbu's claims, describing them as ridiculous and preposterous. The source maintained that the army does not get involved in politics and certainly does not take sides in political fights, calling Mbu a joker if he expects the army to do otherwise.

The source further stated that Mbu should look inside the police concerning how the story got to the media, saying that it was after the Army handed over the suspects to the police for prosecution that the story went public.

It would be recalled that the six armed youths were arrested by the JTF on Friday on their way to Ogu in Ogu Bolo Local Government Area. They had on them several AK-47 rifles arrested six youths bearing seven AK47, 146 rounds of 7.62mm Special life ammunition and 10 life magazines.

Their names were given as Daniel Ibito-Anga, Sunday Elisha, Uche Jenikachi, Ibinabo Lawson, and Okechukwu Okoro. Their leader, Ibito-Anga, is known to present himself as Security Adviser/PA to both Senator George Sekibo as well as State Assemblyman Bipi.

Sekibo and Bipi hail from Ogu and are known to be very close allies of Mrs. Jonathan.

Source : http://saharareporters.com/news-page/first-lady-patience-jonathan-orders-rivers-police-commissioner-mbu-release-arrested-armed-

These people again?

where is Nigeria heading to?

livingstoneony: where is Nigeria heading to?

Unknown Destination

I don't want to say shepooo........ Is at work again...
I even doubt it if Madam is not the one Ruling us
Fresh Air indeed ..... Guess and win Ak48
Smth is looming...
My advice.. Uncle /Anty jona... Pls stop fighting stone... because u leave in glass house.
That house is enough for you to fight/clean
And if you like u can break it Down
Goodluck

I don't want to say shepooo........ Is at work again...
I even doubt it if Madam is not the one Ruling us
Fresh Air indeed .....
Smth is looming..... Guess that.. And win AK48
My advice.. Uncle /Anty jona... Pls stop fighting stone... because u leave in glass house.
That house is enough for you to fight/clean
And if you like u can break it Down
Goodluck

Jesus of Okirika, please take it easy in this our dear Conutry Nigeria. Lord Lugard put all of us in this mess.

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Mama peace

Jonathan and his cow of a wife shall not go free from the frivolous use of power,no wife of the president in the history of nigeria has done what dis cow is doing,even after her near death experience she thinks Nigeria is like bayelsa which she placed in her pocket...stella obasanjo was giving out oil blocks as a gift were is she now,turai yar adua wanted to rule us after the demise of her husband do we still hear her voice...patience jonathan enjoy ur stay ur time wud come,as nigerians we wud wait and watch you fall.....

Stupid stories. A source within JTF...... a source na person name? Saharareporters have been known for subjective journalism. Let's not even dig into the deaths of a few elder statesmen in Rivers State in the past.