The Nigeria Police Force has given Farouk Adejoh, the spokesperson of Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi State 24 hours to shed more light on his claim that Bethrand Onuoha, the Commissioner of Police was behind recruitment of thugs for a particular political party in the state.
SP William Ovye Aya, spokesperson of the Kogi State Police Command, in a statement described the statement credited to the SDP spokesperson as a direct affront on the integrity and authority of the Nigerian Police.
The police spokesperson said that Ajejoh should within the time given to him prove his claim against the State Police Command and Onuoha, or face the consequence of his action.
Aya said: “The Police Command doesn’t belong to any political party. Our responsibility is to protect lives and property, a mandate we have protected without fear or favour.
“Today, we received reports of a protest gone awry at the State Office of the Independent National Electoral Commission. The CP swiftly directed the deployment of officers and men to restore normalcy at the INEC Office.
“Our concern is the protection of the staff and property of the Electoral Commission as well as the safety of the citizens transacting businesses around the INEC Office.
“With the support of other security agencies, calm was restored at the INEC State Headquarters.
“How the operation that restored peace at the INEC Office has infuriated the Social Democratic Party is what we don’t understand. The protesters who blocked the road and were burning tires to scare people were all wearing the fez caps of the Social Democratic Party,”
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He further revealed that the Commissioner of Police in Kogi state has “unbiasedly’ directed a full investigation into the claim raised by the Adejoh with a view to ensure that a final knell is placed on attempts by politicians to drag the Police Force into partisan disagreements.
