Suleiman Abba, former
inspector-general of police, has issued out a warning to Reno Omokri, former
aide of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.
Speaking with reporters when he
visited the secretariat of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Lagos,
Abba expressed dissatisfaction with the reaction of Omokri to an interview he
granted to Daily Trust last month.
In the interview, the former
number one police officer had said the force he led compelled Jonathan to
concede the 2015 election.
Abba also said a top Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) member reached out to him to influence the Osun state
2014 governorship election in favour of the then ruling party.
Omokri had responded by accusing
him officer of spreading falsehood.
“The accusation of the former IGP
of Police makes no sense to reasonable men and women,” Omokri had said.
“IGP Suleiman Abba is proof of
the fact that liars need a very good memory otherwise they would contradict
themselves with their lies.”
But in his own response, Abba
challenged Omokri to a debate on his activities as the IG.
He said if Omokri provokes him,
he would open up on some things and Jonathan would feel sad.
“Please tell him (Omokri) to
leave me alone as a retired police officer. He cannot change the narrative of
what I did in office… If I open up, his godfather (Jonathan) will be sad,” he
said.
“Reno should keep quiet and leave
me alone. He should know that he is talking about a former police IG and a
lawyer. I am well informed about my fundamental human rights. It is my right to
speak when I choose to.
“That he was queering why
shouldn’t I speak two or six months after leaving office, is not his business.
If I can defend the right of others as lawyer, I should be able to defend my
own by expressing myself.
“Out of the five IGs his boss
worked with, I acted in good conscience. That much is not controvertible. I am
proud to say that the police under my watch forced ex-President Jonathan to
accept the result of the 2015 poll through our professional conduct.
“It was not the duty of the
police to conduct election neither do we vote on election day. I have no regret
over my action. Our action gave credibility to the 2015 poll which was widely
acknowledged by both the local and international observers.
“For me, that translated into
legitimacy for the current government. The practice all over the world is that
whenever election is over everyone should work with the any government that
emerged to move the nation forward. If Reno Omokri is sad that I am in Nigeria
relating with a legitimate government, that is his headache.”
Jonathan had fired Abba shortly
after he lost the 2015 election.
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