Rivers govt refutes report of Wike’s son being shot dead in US

The Government of Rivers State has refuted a media report insinuating that the only son of Governor Nyesom Wike was shot dead in the United States.

Reacting to the rumour, the State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Chris Finebone, said the attention of the state government had been drawn to a trending falsehood in the social media alleging that Wike’s son was shot dead in the US over the governor’s alleged activities in the 2023 Presidential and National Assembly elections in Rivers State on Saturday.

The post is titled, “Breaking news: Wike’s only son shot dead in California, US over father’s act in Rivers election’’.

A footage trending on the social media showed the governor’s son in a convocation gown at his graduation in a United Kingdom University last year, flanked by Wike, his wife Justice Suzette and their daughter.

The commissioner in a statement captioned ‘Yet again, another lie’, sent to newsmen in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, added that the governor neither has a son or any child for that matter in the United States.

Finebone said the post was the handiwork of those he described as wicked people who were bent on blackmailing and tarnishing the image of the Rivers State Governor, and urged members of the public to discountenance it.

According to the statement, “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 rumour 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.” he added.