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”This country belongs to us all. No one should be tortured or forced to lie for political convenience. We call on civil society, the media, and all justice-loving Nigerians to rise and resist the weaponization of state institutions against innocent citizens.”
Four men acquitted in the 2023 Rivers Assembly arson case have accused a PDP leader of pressuring them to falsely implicate Edison Ehie, Chief of Staff to Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Chime Ezebalike, speaking in Port Harcourt, revealed, “We were asked to rewrite our story and name Ehie as the mastermind.” The group, detained for six months, alleged torture, coercion, and a ₦200m bribe offer to frame Ehie.
They claimed a lawmaker and ex-council chairman orchestrated the plot, which collapsed in court. The suspects, cleared in November 2024, described their ordeal, including beatings and starvation, as politically motivated.