BREAKING: Rivers chief magistrate resigns over emergency rule

A Chief Magistrate in Rivers State, Ejike King George, has voluntarily resignedbfrom his position as a Magistrate in the Rivers State Judiciary.

Chief Magistrate George’s resignation was conveyed in a letter addressed to the Chief Judge of Rivers State, through the Secretary of the Rivers State Judicial Service Commission.

In the letter, George described his decision as “difficult and regrettable”, attributing it to his discomfort with the recent appointment of a…