The Senate president, Abubakar
Bukola Saraki, Wednesday raised the alarm that the Inspector-General of Police,
Ibrahim kpotun Idris, has plotted to implicate him in a criminal offence.
Saraki said he was reliably told
by his state governor, Ahmed Abdulfatah that the IGP has ordered for the
immediate transfer of criminal suspects to Abuja with the ulterior motive to
implicate him and the state government.
In his words, “My distinguished
colleagues, here is an issue which I need to bring to your attention very
urgently.
” Last night, my state governor,
Dr. Abdulfatai Ahmed revealed to me an information at his disposal that a group
of suspects who had been in police cells for several weeks for cultism and
whose investigation had been concluded with prosecution about to commence under
the state law based on the advice of the Director of Public Prosecution, DPP,
and the Ministry of Justice were ordered to be transferred to Abuja this
morning.
“According to the information
available to the governor, the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Idris Ibrahim
directed the Commissioner of Police in Kwara state to immediately transfer the
men to the force headquarters. The plan, as the governor was made to understand
is that, under duress, the suspects would be made to alter the statements they
already made in Ilorin. They will then be made to implicate the Kwara state
government, and in particular, myself, in their new statement.
“This plot is part of the
strategy by the IGP to settle scores over the declaration by this honourable
chamber that he is not qualified and competent to hold any public office,
within and outside the country and that he is an enemy of Nigerian democracy
based on his usual disrespectful conduct towards lawful authorities.
“In my own view, this plot is an
act of desperation, blackmail, intimidation, abuse of office and crude tactics
aimed at turning our country into a police state where top officials cannot be
made to obey the law, follow due process and subject themselves to constituted
authorities.
“I want to bring this dangerous
development to the attention of all of you my colleagues, the entire country
and the international community so that you can be aware of the level of
impunity in our country and the danger it constitutes to our democracy”.
In reactions, the lawmakers said
that the country’s democracy was in danger and that the emerging indices were
not good for the country as its parliamentarians are being maliciously hunted
for disgrace and humiliation.
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