Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his family are being held hostage by heavily armed soldiers at the Government House in Port Harcourt.
The soldiers, acting on President Bola Tinubu’s instructions to declare a state of emergency in Rivers, barricaded all entrances and exits to the government house immediately after the president’s speech on Tuesday night.
Attempts by Fubara and his family to pack their belongings and leave the Government House have been rebuffed by the soldiers, who have suppressed all movements around the premises.
The development comes after President Tinubu invoked Section 180 of the Nigerian Constitution to proclaim a state of emergency in Rivers, citing a prolonged and escalating political feud in the state.
