Elder statesman and leader of the
South-South region, Chief Edwin Clark, has revealed the identity of top police
officers, allegedly involved in the raiding of his Abuja residence on Tuesday.
The officers claimed they had
information that he was stockpiling arms in his house.
Clark, who is demanding a full
blown investigation into the matter, named a Deputy Commissioner of Police,
Yusuf Kolo, Commander of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Tactical Squad
and Assistant Inspector General of Police, Federal Intelligence, Umoru Usman as
those who instructed the raid and search on his residence.
This was contained in two
separate petitions addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari and the National
Security Adviser (NSA), Major-General Mohammed Babagana Monguno (Rtd).
In the petitions with reference
number KACCL/ PET/KA/76/18, dated September 6, 2018 and signed by his lawyer,
Dr. Kayode Ajulo, Clark said though he has accepted the public apology from the
police, he want the matter to be thoroughly investigated.
The petition reads: “Our client
did brief us that at about 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 4, 2018, officers
and men of the IGP Tactical Squad, a unit under the direct command of the
Inspector General of Police, alongside pressmen invaded and ransacked his
Asokoro residence on the pretext that they were in search of arms and
ammunitions. However, despite the siege and search, they found nothing
incriminating on our client.
“Our client further briefed us
and we confirmed that at the point where officers and men of the IGP Tactical
Squad were to commence their search, they introduced themselves as acting under
the instructions of the Inspector General of Police and Deputy Commissioner of
Police, Yusuf Kolo, who is their commander. Former SSG, Bayelsa State and
former Permanent Secretary Ministry of Power, Ambassador Boladei Igali, who was
with our client at the venue of the search, put a call through to the Assistant
Inspector General of Police, Federal Intelligence, Umoru Usman Shehu, who spoke
with the leader of the search party and gave authority to go ahead with the
search.
“Having so searched in vain, the
Inspector General of Police, in the face of the impudent search conducted on
the property of our client, has publicly denied any knowledge of the said
search and has immediately ordered the arrest of the four junior officers, who
were responsible for the search and tendered a public apology to our client.
“Taking into consideration the
circumstances of the invasion and uncivilized search conducted on his property,
and the attendant embarrassment caused to our client and what he stands for, it
is imperative to hold the view that there are serious questions which ought to
be determined forthwith and without mincing words.
“It will be rather unfortunate
for junior officers and men of the IGP Tactical squad who were at best acting
on the orders of their superiors to fall prey in this regard. It beats our
client’s imagination that despite the fact that our client has the compliments
of the Nigerian Police Force and the State Security Services protecting him,
his property, and overseeing his daily activities, such level of conspiracy
could be perpetuated against him. He wonders what exactly warranted such
unfounded suspicion on his person to the extent that a search warrant could be
procured against him on the demeaning allegation that he is involved in gun
running.
“Our client appreciates
unreserved double apologies by the Nigerian Police; the first which was
conveyed by the delegation of the IGP lead by Deputy Inspector General of
Police, Habila Joshak (Operations), Assistant Inspector General of Police,
David Ogbodo (Legal), Commissioner of Police, Abu Sani (IGP Monitoring Unit)
and Commissioner of Police of FCT and the second which was publicly tendered on
behalf of the Nigerian Police Force by the Force Public Relations Officer,
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Jimoh Moshood.
“While our client accepts the
apologies, it is his sole demand that this case be comprehensively probed and
thoroughly investigated to fish out all the conspirators who masterminded the
invasion of his residence without due cause.”
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