The Nigeria Police Force has given the spokeperson of Social Democratic Party, (SDP) Farouk Adejoh in Kogi State 24 hours to throw more light on his allegations that the Kogi State Commissioner of Police Bethrand Onuoha was responsible for recruiting and supporting thugs in support of a certain political party or personalities.
Our Kogi State Correspondent, reports that The Kogi State Police Public Relations Officer, SP William Ovye Aya in a statement on Thursday described the statement credited to Adejoh as a direct affront on the integrity and authority of the Nigerian Police Force.
Aya insisted that Ajejoh should within the time given to him
substantiate his allegations against the State Police Command and the Commissioner of Police in Kogi State or they might have no option than to invoke the Police operational processes to hold him to account for his reckless and unsubstantiated claims.
Continuing, the statement said "the Police Command doesn't belong to any political party. Our responsibility is to protect lives and property, a mandate we have protected without fear or favour.
"Today, we received reports of a protest gone awry at the State Office of the Independent National Electoral Commission. The CP swiftly directed the deployment of officers and men to restore normalcy at the INEC Office. Our concern is the protection of the staff and property of the Electoral Commission as well as the safety of the citizens transacting businesses around the INEC Office.
"With the support of other security agencies, calm was restored at the INEC State Headquarters. How the operation that restored peace at the INEC Office has infuriated the Social Democratic Party is what we don't understand. The protesters who blocked the road and were burning tires to scare people were all wearing the fez caps of the Social Democratic Party".
While sounding a note of warning to the SDP and other political parties to desist from disturbing the peace of the state as anyone that tries to obstruct operations at the INEC Office will face the full wrath of the law, Aya disclosed that the Kogi State Commissioner of Police has unbiasedly directed full investigations into the allegations raised in Farouk Adejoh's statement with a view to ensure that a final knell is placed on attempts by politicians to drag the Police Force into partisan disagreements.
"While other parties have conducted themselves in a relatively peaceful manner, the activities of the Social Democratic Party has generated a lot of security concerns before, during and after the election. They have refused to cooperate with the Nigerian Police in dealing with security issues, a situation that has raised tension in the state" the statement added.
He urged all parties to have faith in the judiciary and refrain from taking the laws in their hands, adding that, any breach of peace will be dealt with decisively and without compromise, no matter the elements involved.
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