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  • Oyo CP threatens to demolish Auxiliary’s house

    •11 suspected robbers held

    Oyo State Commissioner of Police Joseph Mbu has threatened to demolish the house of a factional leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Mr. Lamidi Mukaila, a.k.a. Auxiliary, if he fails to report at the Police Headquarters to explain his role in the clash at Iwo road a year ago, in which many people, including students, were killed.

    Speaking with reporters yesterday at the Police Headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan, Mbu said if Mukaila does not surrender himself before the week runs out, his house would be demolished and he would be forcibly arrested.

    The police chief said: “His rival, Alhaji AbdulLateef Akinsola, also known as Tokyo, has appeared at the police headquarters to explain his role and has been granted bail with reliable sureties while investigation is ongoing.

    “Auxiliary is still wanted by the police. Until he shows up and explains his roles in the crisis, we would continue to declare him wanted. Tokyo has many cases to answer but we treat him with honour because of his age. He is 63.

    “He was released on bail after interrogation, having surrendered himself freely for investigation. Whenever we need him he shows up. If he refuses, his guarantors would be called to question. If Auxiliary does not surrender himself, I will look for him and, if I am pushed further, I will demolish his house.”

    Eleven suspected robbers were paraded.

    Mbu said five locally made pistols, 1,501 rounds of AK 47 live ammunition, pump action guns, five cars, N91,000, seven mobile phones and clothes were recovered from the suspects.

    He said a “soldier”, Bada Yusuf, attached to 2 division in Auchi, Edo State, with No. 11NA/66/10245, who was part of a kidnap syndicate, was arrested last Wednesday.

    Mbu said Bada, dressed in army camouflage, was arrested on the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway while trying to collect ransom from the family of an Indian victim, Mr. Manoj Singh.

    He said commercial motorcyclists, who carry more than one passenger, would, henceforth, be arrested.

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Nigeria Police stinks, says outgoing CP

    Nigeria Police stinks, says outgoing CP

    The outgoing Commissioner of Police (CP), Plateau State Command, Emmanuel Diipo Ayeni, has exposed the rot in the Nigeria Police, saying it was caused by the Federal Government.

    He said he regretted serving in the Police, adding that the current agitation for state police is in order.

    Ayeni spoke yesterday during his pull out and farewell parade at the Jos Township Stadium, having retired from the Nigeria Police.

    According to the officer who joined the Nigeria Police in 1980, “I had job offers from various establishments but I opted for the Nigeria Police. I thought I had taken a good decision. This has affected my life as a social being.”

    He went on: “The way the Nigeria Police is operating today leaves much to be desired, not because its personnel are not competent, but due to the dangerous chemistry that has been badly mixed against the soul of this vital organisation.

    “I must talk on this now or I will be condemned by history. This is in the best interest of the progress and development of our country.

    “The reform ongoing in the police is cosmetic, it cannot take the police to the next level. The White Papers on the various committee reports on the police are not being properly implemented.

    “We should embark on a wholesale reform that is fundamental. That is, the reforms that will position the Nigeria Police for effective service delivery. If it is well organised, it will perform its constitutional and statutory duties very well.”