Governor Chibuike 
Amaechi of Nigeria’s Rivers state has raised an alarm about his safety 
following the withdrawal of soldiers and Armoured Personnel 
Carriers,APCs, attached to Government House.
Amaechi, 
whose state was rocked by violence at the State House of Assembly on 
Tuesday, said that the government and people of the State are under 
siege.
He spoke on Thursday when the Senate Committee on State and
 Local Government Administration investigating the crisis came to see 
him at Government House, Port Harcourt
“Yesterday, they were 
shooting tear gas into Government House. When we were meeting with the 
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) today, the Police claimed that it was 
inadvertent, that they shot tear gas into Government House. So, I asked 
one question, supposing, it was live bullet and it hit me, they said, 
‘nooo, governor was not outside,’ but I said, I was outside, you can 
check”, Amaechi said.
The State Chief Executive also expressed 
shock over the sudden withdrawal of soldiers and APCs attached to 
Government House, stating that in the last two months, security 
commanders in the state have not held meetings with him.
The 
Governor complained: “We are under siege here, for two months now, we 
have not met with security men. Security Commanders in the state don’t 
come to me any longer. They are either scared or they don’t deliberately
 want to see me. They withdrew soldiers attached to me yesterday. And 
this morning, they withdrew the APC attached to Government House”, 
Amaechi said.
Earlier, Chairman of the Senate Committee on State 
and Local Government Administration, Senator Kabiru Gaya said, the 
committee was delegated by the Senate to come to Rivers State and 
investigate, and find workable solution to the violence and disturbances
 rocking the state.
He told the Governor that the Senate had a 
meeting or session where a motion was raised by Senator Magnus Abe on 
the state of the situation in Rivers State. And the motion was 
discussed.
Senator Gaya said the Senate had two hours in the 
closed door session to discuss how best to sustain our stable democracy 
and how best “we could have the legislators perform their functions 
without undue interference”.
He noted that the Senate had condemned the fracas that happened at the Rivers State House of Assembly.
The Senate mandated the committee to investigate the crisis in the state and that the committee will invite other stakeholders.
“The committee will hear from the Assembly members on both sides, including the Commissioner of Police, the SSS and the JTF.”
Gaya
 said the purpose of our mission is to ensure peace return in the state 
and to maintain good governance, so that the people in the state will 
relax and have peace.