By Abiola Olawale
The Rivers State Police Command in Port Harcourt, on Sunday issued a notice, declaring two senior government officials implicated in a recent trending brutal assault on Goodluck Iheanachor, the Sole Administrator of Ahoada East Local Government Area.
Recall that in a trending video, the LGA Sole Administrator was seen being assaulted and forced to sign a resignation letter.
According to the Police Command, the suspects, identified as Mr. Hector Ekakita, Chief Security Officer (CSO), and Mr. Aloni Olodi, Chief of Staff (COS), in the local government, are currently facing charges, including alleged criminal conspiracy, stealing, assault, harm, and attempted murder.
This was disclosed in a statement released by the spokesperson of the Rivers State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, on Sunday.
Iringe-Koko explained that the Commissioner of Police, Olugbemga Adepoju, declared them wanted for refusing to honour an earlier invitation to report to the State Police Headquarters for questioning over their alleged roles in the invasion of the council and violent attack on Iheanachor.
The statement reads: “The Rivers State Police Command has declared the following individuals wanted for criminal conspiracy, stealing, assault occasioning harm, and attempted murder in connection with the violenth attack on the Sole Administrator of Ahoada-East Local Government Area, Hon. Good luck, Iheanachor, which occurred on 20th June 2025 at the Council Secretariat, Ahoada East.
“Despite a prior public notice and formal invitation to report to the Police State Headquarters for questioning, the following suspects have blatantly ignored the directive: Mr. Hector Ekakita – Chief Security Officer, Ahoada-East LGA, and Mr. Aloni Olodi – Chief of Staff, Ahoada-East LGA.
“These individuals, alongside a gang of about thirty persons, are alleged to have conspired to assault the Sole Administrator, inflicted bodily harm on him, forcefully obtained his signature under duress, stole his mobile phones and vital documents, and carted away both personal and official properties from his office.
“The Sole Administrator continues to receive medical attention due to the injuries sustained during the attack.”
Recall that on June 20, 2025, a group of about 30 individuals, allegedly led by Ekakita and Olodi, stormed the Ahoada East council secretariat.
According to police reports, the assailants physically attacked Iheanachor, stole his mobile phones, and forced him to sign a resignation letter under duress. Vital documents, both personal and official, were also taken from his office.
