Amaechi said rather than chase
criminals away from the state, the
police had decided to shoot innocent
citizens.
The governor, who spoke at Saint Vincent
De Paul Catholic Church in Port Harcourt on
Wednesday, said insecurity in the state was
growing because the police had failed to do
their job in an unbiased manner.
He said, "As a government led by me, a
government installed by Christ, if anybody
tells you he installed me, tell him it is a lie.
Tell him that I said I prayed for 10 months
and I fasted from 6am to 6pm, calling on
Christ to come down and Christ came down
mightily and installed me as governor.
"That is why you can see that in the face of
human effontery, I have been able to stand
face to face with them and I say I have Christ
in me.
"You must rise in that same spirit of having
Christ in you and confront those who are
confronting you. You must stand up for
Christ because the Bible says 'faith without
work is dead.'
"We must not die. We must live and the way
to live is to celebrate Christ and the way to
celebrate Christ is to confront Satan and
Satan is in different forms and shapes.
"If the police shoot at you, they are satanic.
If government denies you your right to live,
that government is satanic," Amaechi added.
"All these you may want to attribute to
political disagreement in Rivers State; but it
is not true. It is simply because of those who
lead us in Abuja; because the police is an
establishment of the Federal Government
and they have refused to curb the excesses
of the police.
"Instead of the police to chase away
criminals, they are shooting at innocent
citizens. Don't stop at praying. We knew we
prayed, but as you pray, you must rise on
your feet and confront the challenges of
insecurity."