Police After Evil Plotters, Not Peaceful Protesters: FPRO, Muyiwa Adejobi Clears on HURMA Live Bond FM Radio Interview – Rights Monitors

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The Nigerian Police Force has cleared the air on the widespread misinterpreted action of the police by Nigerians over latest arrest of some Nigerians who participated in the last nationwide protest which also led to recent declaration of a British citizen wanted for treason.

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While addressing Nigerians through a phone interview at a live radio program on Radio Nigeria station on Tuesday, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, mnipr, fCAI, Force Public Relations Officer said the Nigeria Police is not after genuine protesters but those that are hiding under the state of the nation to execute their evil plot of destroying the nation.

During a weekly series of a regular Human Rights radio program at Bond FM 92.9, Radio Nigeria by the Human Rights Monitoring Agenda (HURMA Global Resource Initiative), the Executive Director of HURMA, Comrade Buna Olaitan Isiak put a call through to the FPRO, Muyiwa Adejobi and requested for clarification on the widespread rumors on police arresting peaceful protesters. The PPRO in his response said the Nigerian Police Force is not criminalizing the constitutional rights of Nigerians to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression, but the police is presently investigating allegations of treason among other antigovernment agenda which involved a British citizen who is presently placed on wanted list.
Moreso those so far arrested would be presented to the court of law for appropriate sanctions, if found guilty.

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Olumuyiwa Adejobi who used 3 Yoruba words Ojo (cowardice); Ojo (rain) and Ojo (a male child) all with same spelling but different pronunciation and meaning, to clarify the difference between peaceful protesters and evil Plotters.

“Truly the police have arrested some individuals in connection with the last nationwide protest, but those arrested are not genuine peaceful protesters who simply spoke out to the authority on state of the nation. Those arrested and some declared wanted are those being investigated with allegation of working to cause war in Nigeria, aiming to topple our democratic Government and notable amongst them is a British citizen, Andrew Whynne.

“Andrew Whynne is not declared wanted for financing protest in Nigeria. That’s not his offense. He organized, trained and financed sleeper cells to topple the govt in Nigeria. He only hide under the peace protest. He and his cohorts monitored the protest, and planted their agents to perpetrate their plans. I think we need to get it right. And we have recovered some incriminating documents and contents from them. These will all be tendered in court”.

Earlier before the live radio interview of the force PRO, some members of Nigerian Civil Society had raised serious concern on why the police should be arresting rights activist.
Mr. Shina Loremikan among some others was baffled on what avenue left for poor Nigerians to express whatever grievances against perceived anti people policy of government. However some of same left organ remain resolute on why the police should be allowed to do its work without interference.

Comrade Gbenga Soloki, former president of CDHR maintained that the Police should be given the benefit of doubt and room to prove their findings in the court of law.

“The police has the onerous duty to protect the people and it’s legal to render evidence before the court of law.

It is the court of law that will be confronted with evidence as stated by the police. Let us give them benefits of the doubt.”

A lead member of Access to Advocacy and Rights of the People (ACARP), Comrade Akintunde Adedeji cautions on people’s intervention in police work beyond the legal borderlines.

“I wonder and amazed at times that it is in our clime that we sensationalize or over sensationalize security issues that may culminate to Treasonable offences which is within the purview of the Police.

“As a salient fact and inalienable right of the people to protest perceived anomalies and wrongs or anti people policies in the society, it is also an incontrovertible fact that no right is absolute, even the right to life.

“The Nigerian Police has the statutory duty of protection of lives and properties, investigate and prosecute any form of crimes and criminalities after being legally established while the Court of law do justice to all but in a situation whereby unjust persecution and prosecution of dissenters by the law enforcement agents to cow, intimidate and silent people is what should be frowned at and must be condemned in all ramifications.

“Police should be allowed to do their job according to the dictates of Police Act and other extant laws while we monitor how investigations and trials progresses thus we would not hesitate to condemn irregularities cum agitate for due process and rule of law which is the Hallmark of a sane society.”

The force PRO pleaded to Nigerians to see beyond their differences politically, but love and defend the sovereignty of Nigeria.

He finally reiterated the pledges of the Inspector General of Police, IG Kayode Egbetokun, who recently affirmed the commitment of the force to maintaining peace and also that the Nigerian police force remains vigilant to take strict and severe action against any individual or group threatening the country’s stability, ensuring they face the full force of the law.