The Nigeria Police Public
Relations Officer, Ag. DCP Jimoh Moshood, has disagreed with elder statesman,
Edwin Clark over the identity of police officer allegedly behind the raid on
his Abuja home.
Chief Clarke had petitioned
President Muhammadu Buhari and 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.
However, Moshood in a swift
reaction told journalists in Abuja: “With all due respect to the elder
statesman, we have done everything to investigate that matter.
“When the incident occurred, IGP
directed an investigation promptly and that the personnel who went there should
be investigated and detained and that was carried out.
“And that same night, the IGP
sent a delegation to the elder statesman to apologize to him and the DIG with
the others that went said the apology was accepted by him.
“There is no institution that
would allow its personnel, on their own, to carry out an unauthorized and
illegal activities as we have reported.
“And based on that, it is not
Kolo that tried these personnel. It is the provost office that tried the men
and found them guilty and dismissed them from service, which the IGP approved.
“If you ask some of your
colleagues, they will tell you that Kolo was at parade of suspect that Monday
along the Abuja/Kaduna highway. He was within that vicinity and he was not in
Abuja at the time.
“So, we plead for more
understanding from the elder statesmen.
“But we want Nigerians to know
that Kolo was not behind it. If he has sent a petition, then the IGP will
investigate but I want to make it clear to the public that we seek for more
understanding from the elder statement that it is not Kolo that is behind it.
Those that were behind it have been dismissed and the officer is undergoing
interdiction now and the police service commission would determine his fate.”
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