Tonye Ebitibituwa, Bayelsa Police Commissioner
By Segun James in Yenagoa
Embarrassed by the arrest of one of its own for armed robbery in Benin
City, capital of Edo State, the Bayelsa State Police Command saturday
said the accused Police Inspector arrested by the Nigerian Army has a
mental case, a situation which had been brought to the attention of the
army.
The command therefore questioned the motive of the army in making a
mountain out of the issue. It would be recalled that the 4 Brigade of
the Nigerian Army in Benin City arrested and paraded a Police Inspector,
Nanagha Aduomeni over his alleged involvement in an armed robbery
operation In Bomadi area of Delta State.
The officers and men of the 4th Brigade of the NigeriN Army in Benin
City had on Thursday paraded an Inspector attached to the A Department
of the Police Division,Yenagoa over alleged involvement in the mounting
of road block and dispossessing road users of cash and valuables.
Angered by the army’s action, Bayelsa Police Commissioner, Mr. Tonye
Ebitibituwa, said the purported arrest of the Police Inspector by the
military is a lie and that the refusal of the Brigade of the Nigerian
Army to respect information made available on the mental status of the
arrested police officer is a clear threat to the synergy established
between the sister forces.
The commissioner in a statement signed by the command’s spokesman, Mr.
Alex said the action of the Nigerian Army is malicious and provocative.
He insisted that “ the said inspector was never arrested by the Military
but rather he walked to their check point and told them he was an armed
robber.”
According to the statement, “The Inspector is a psychiatric patient who
was posted to Police Medical Unit by the retired Commissioner of
Police, Kingsley Omire to enable him have proper attention.He walk to
the Military check point without arms and no one was seen with him.”
The Police Command stated that though they were informed about the
purported arrest of the sick Police Inspector by his family members,the
attempts by the Police authorities to inform the Military of the mental
status of the man failed.
“A letter written and signed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police,
Bello Ahmed to the Military through Inspector Aselemi Oyaghiri for the
release of the arrested Inspector for proper Medical attention failed.”
“Also an Investigative activities letter addressed to the CP,Delta
State and the Area Commander,Ughelli dated 1st of July,2013 detailing
ASP Ngiaga Odieari and Inspector Aselemi was also written for his
release. It is unfortunate and regrettable that Inspite of the step
taken by the command and the Correspondence between the Command and the
Military on the Mental state of the arrested Inspector,they still went
ahead to parade him as an armed robbery suspect.”
The Bayelsa Command noted that such unprofessional conduct by the 4th
Brigade of the Nigerian Army is capable of destroying the robust synergy
that has been established between the sister forces.
“The members of the Public should disregard the information provided by the military as there is no iota of truth in it.”
No comments:
Post a Comment