Josiah Preye: Fubara’s Govt Reveals The Man Behind Port Harcourt Blast, Names The Top Politician He Backs

The administration led by Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has disclosed details about the suspected individual behind the explosion in Port Harcourt last Tuesday.

In a press release on Thursday, the state government identified the suspect as Josiah Preye.

The Rivers State government mentioned that Preye is a degree holder residing in Port Harcourt, the state’s capital.

The press release, signed by Nelson Chukwudi, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Fubara, stated that Preye is a supporter of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. It was also revealed that Preye took part in a demonstration on Tuesday in solidarity with the minister.

“Josiah Preye was part of the protest on Monday – Day 1 of the protest – and on Day 2, he is seen in this video carrying an improvised explosive device, with specific instructions on how to use, where, and when to detonate the device.

“He is one, among others, in the crowd paid by the sponsors of the evil protest to cause anarchy and chaos in the state with the major aim of justifying their call for a state of emergency in Rivers State, so that they can usurp power from the back door, since they know that Rivers people have rejected them in their various positions,” a part of the release stated.

According to Channels Television, the state government supported its claim by sharing a 50-second video showing a masked man, identified as the suspect, participating in the march and a video of him in the intensive care unit of a medical facility.

The government further claimed that Preye and his ‘sponsors’ intended to create chaos in the state capital while demanding tenure extensions for local government chairmen who had completed their statutory three-year terms.

The Fubara administration declared that such plots would continue to fail.