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Governor Wike Storms Caverton Helicopter Office Over Movement Violation
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike led the team of some security operatives to arrest the pilots of the Caverton Helicopters in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
This follows an alleged violation of movement restriction put in place to curb the spread of Coronavirus in the country.
Governor Wike asked that the Caverton’s pilots be interrogated on reasons they flew passengers into the state.
The governor also asked Caverton to produce all passengers they brought into the state.
According to reports, Caverton flew passengers into the state in spite of the border closure order by the Rivers Government.
Since the pandemic Coronavirus broke out in Nigeria, Rivers state has recorded 2 cases of the Coronavirus.
The state government has since been taking strict measures to contain the spread of the virus.
Reacting to this, the management of Caverton issued a statement acknowledging the arrest of its pilots and 10 Nigerian passengers. The company said it had “all necessary approvals” from the federal government to be exempt from the presidential restrictions on movement.
“However, it appears that the [Rivers] state government does not recognize these approvals obtained from the federal government and today our staff [have] been detained,” the helicopter company said. The federal government should urge the state government to release the pilots, Caverton said.
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