Femi Fani-Kayode, a former
minister of aviation, has faulted the invitation extended to him by the police
for alleged conspiracy, criminal and inciting publication.
He said the police failed to
mention the parties involved in the case as well as the issue being
investigated.
In the letter signed by Habu
Sani, commissioner of police in charge of the IG monitoring unit, force
headquarters, the police had said the former minister was being invited “purely
for fact finding”.
But responding, Fani-Kayode said the
invitation letter is “vague” and “ambiguous”, demanding that it be extended
because of “short notice”.
In the letter dated August 27 and
signed by Kayode Ajulo, his counsel, the former minister said he would honour
the invitation and “possibly respond to questions on all facts that may be
limited” to his knowledge.
Fani-Kayode’s read: “It Is
essential to unequivocally state that the invitation letter under reference
appears vague and ambiguous in its form. Your office (the inspector general of
police), for reasons best known to them did not mention the name (s) and
person(s) complaining against our client and on what particular subject matter
his presence is required.
“Therefore, in view of the short
notice apparent in your letter under reference, our client is constrained to
politely request for a rescheduling of the interview date and also that he be
furnished with essential particulars of the purpose of his visit to your office
so as to adequately prepare for the said ‘interview’.
“Our client shall in the
circumstance be requesting that the appointment be rescheduled to either the
4th or 5th day of September, 2018, subject to the convenience of your office
and officers.
“This request is necessitated by
the fact that our client already has earlier scheduled programmes that border
on some urgent and crucial matters already lined up for this week including the
on-going Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Conference. These might make it
difficult or rather impossible for him to honour the invitation on the scheduled
date.”
The Police have shown you enough respect Mr FFK. If it were any common Nigerian, you already know what they would have done. Please stop the excuse, go talk to them. After all you have no cockroach in your cupboard
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