The Rivers State Government says previous reports about the son of Governor Nyesom Wike being shot dead in the United States are false.
The state Commissioner for Information and Communication, Chris Finebone, said this while reacting to the trending post on social media.
Reports had alleged that Wike’s son was shot dead in the US over the governor’s involvement in the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections in Rivers State.
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Finebone however, released a statement entitled ‘Yet again, another lie’, obtained by newsmen in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, debunked the claim that the government neither has a son nor any child in the United States.
He tagged the post as a handiwork of those he described as wicked people who were bent on blackmailing and tarnishing the image of the Rivers State Governor.
The commissioner hence urged members of the public to discountenance it.
Part of the statement read:
“This is a big lie by evil people. For the avoidance of doubt, Gov. Nyesom Wike has no son or child in the US. By the special grace of God, the governor’s children are safe and doing well where they are.
“This satanic rumor is yet another concoction by wicked people in their insidious quest to blackmail and tarnish the image of Gov. Wike. There is absolutely no truth in this cheap blackmail.
“The public should disregard and throw it into the trash can where it belongs.”
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