… They were released unconditionally due to intervention of well meaning Nigerians who called for synergy between federal and Rivers state government to fight Covid-19
By Ibrahim Bakare
The Rivers State Government on Sunday released the 22 Staff of Exxon Mobil who were arrested for violating the State Executive Order restricting movement in the state were quarantined at Rivers State Isolation Centre in Port Harcourt.
Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Rivers State, Professor Zaccheus Adangor said that the mobil staff were released without charges.
In a State Government press statement obtained by our Correspondent the Attorney-General said the State Government will no longer press charges against them.
He said that they were released following interventions by well-meaning Nigerians.
The Attorney-General of Rivers State noted that he monitored the release of the 22 Exxon Mobil at the State Isolation Centre at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Port Harcourt.
He noted that the Rivers State Government remains committed to implementing the Executive Order issued to check the spread of coronavirus.
It will be recalled that security agencies arrested 22 staff of Exxon Mobil who entered the State from Akwa Ibom in violation of the State Executive Order.
The order stipulates that Health Authorities ascertain the coronavirus status of those entering the State.
It would be recalled that at a press Conference in Port Harcourt on Friday, Governor Wike had stated that the Exxon Mobil matter will be a test case in legal jurisprudence in the country.
He said: “Security agencies arrested 22 staff of Exxon Mobil who came into the state from neighbouring Akwa Ibom State in violation of the extant Executive Order restricting movement into the state. We do not know the coronavirus status of these individuals.