A leaked memo cited by our reporter indicates that Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State,halted Youth election in Kono community of the LGA over security profiling report of five contestants in which the Council said three out of five names forwarded to them are cultists and rapist respectively.
In the letter which was dated December 22,2022, signed by Israel Yeekpa Claudius the Secretary of the Council on behalf of the executive Chairman,Thomas Bariere and addressed to the Paramount Ruler of Kono community, the Council said three persons were disqualified after intensive security profiling.
The Council in the letter said contestants Victor Barinor Nwieenu, and one other person(namewitheld) were disqualified because they were cultists while the third contestant (namewitheld) was not cleared for being a rapist.
The Council in the leaked memo cleared two persons out of five and advised the Paramount Ruler of Kono community to forward three other names for security profiling while a later date will be communicated to the community for the election.
When contacted,Mr Nwieenu denied being a cult member.He explained that when he saw the leaked memo,he called the executive Chairman of Khana LGA Thomas Bariere who asked him to submit himself to the Police and DSS if he knows he is innocent of belonging to cult group.
Mr Nwieenu said he went to the DSS Commander and Divisional Police Officer in Bori, where both of them said there is no criminal record against him.
Mr Nwieenu said he was the former Secretary of the Kono community between 2020 to 2021 and would not have passed security profiling then if he was a cultist.
He opined that it was a calculated attempt by some persons who is not comfortable with his uprightness in the LGA to smear his image to ensure he did not emerge as President of Kono community which he is vying for.
The ex-Secretary of Kono community called on the general public to discountenance the information on the leaked memo as he is not and can never belong to a cult group.
The contestant accused of being a rapist,when contacted by our reporter declined comment.