Following crisis between the Nigerian Army and the members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, in Abia and Rivers States respectively, the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday met with the Inspector General of Police, Idris Abubakar.
Addressing State House Correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja after the meeting, Abubakar said it was aimed at ensuring the security of all Nigerians.
He said, “Obviously, one, is to deploy policemen across the country; two, we are in touch with the state government, trying to mobilize the political leadership to be able to intervene where necessary on how to lessen the tension in the South-East.”
Abubakar also berated the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, for saying men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad were responsible for the recent spate of kidnapping and armed robbery in the his state.
The police boss dismissed Wike’s claim that the killing of a SARS officer during a foiled kidnap operation on Monday in the Oroazi area of the state was a confirmation that police were involved in armed robbery and kidnapping.
He said, “He (Wike) has the right to self expression. You know he is a governor.”
On if he was denying the allegation, the police boss said, “Of course I have to deny that, that is nonsense. I have to deny that.
“If a policeman was killed, will you say he was involved in crime? I think you are mixing two different issues.
“A policeman was killed in Rivers in connection with this IPOB issue; it is different from saying policemen are involved in crime. You cannot say someone that was attacked and killed is the one involved in crime.”
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