The police have explained that one Prince Kpokpogri, the
estranged lover of Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, was arrested for attempting
to cause a breach of peace at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Maitama, Abuja, on
Monday.
The suspect was said to have visited the luxury hotel with
two police guards in a bid to retrieve a Lexus SUV parked by Dikeh, who lodged
there.
He allegedly blocked the vehicle with his car and when
cautioned, his police escort reportedly threatened to shoot a female worker of
the hotel.
The hotel management subsequently invited the police who
whisked all the parties to the Federal Criminal Investigation and Intelligence
Department.
Confirming this in an interview with The PUNCH on
Tuesday, the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, FCIID, Joseph Egbunike, said
he directed a Commissioner of Police to arrest Kpokpogri following reports of a
threatening situation at the hotel.
According to him, the police escorts were being detained for
failing to bring the situation at the hotel under control, adding that
Kpokpogri has been released on bail.
Dikeh and her erstwhile lover have been trending in the news
lately following their messy break-up with the latter accusing the actress of
promiscuity while she described him as a blackmailer.
The DIG dismissed reports that he arrested Kpokpogri to
please Tonto Dikeh.
He stated, “I only met the suspect and complainant for the
first time yesterday (Monday); I don’t know where they came from. It has to do
with the criminal issue that happened at Transcorp Hilton Hotel. We went there
to do a threat analysis that somebody was trying to cause a situation there.
“So, I sent my commissioner to go and bring them only to be
surprised to see the two parties. We interviewed them and detained my policemen
who were there and could not contain the situation. They are in the cell now. I
know by today, everybody must have calmed down and reflected on what they did
and what they did not do.”
Egbunike added, “The suspect has been released on bail, he
is entitled to bail. Besides, the matter we are treating is the disturbance of
public space, not the other one of their relationship which another
commissioner is treating. All those things would be resolved by the
commissioner handling the matter.
“When a matter is subsisting at the police station, there is
no need of taking matters into your hands. If the matter has been concluded and
you are not satisfied, you make your case. But when you go to a public space
and there’s panic, we’ll have no choice but to step in.”
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