November 07, (THEWILL) – The attention of Zone 16 Police Command has been drawn to the news on social media by one Harrison Gwamnishu, a human rights activist.
Contrary to his claim, all Zone management teams are new, including the AIG, who assumed office on October 21, 2024. The said incident occurred on September 17, 2024, at about 10:40 PM, The new AIG on the assumption of duty swiftly took up the pending matter and directed the Zonal X-Squad to investigate and they said the sum of ten Million Naira (N10,000,000), was recovered and handed over on November 5, 2024, while the Police Officers responsible for the misconduct have been in detention since October 30, 2024, and facing departmental disciplinary action.
This was contained in a press statement by Zone 16 Headquarters, Police Public Relations Officer, SP Gunn Ewhoborwo Emonena.
According to the statement, “AIG Adebola Hamzat, psc, fdc, PhD has track records of proven and tested integrity and zero tolerance for corruption and indiscipline.
They said Harrison and the boys were invited on October 30, 2024, but didn’t respond until Tuesday, November 5, 2024. On arrival at the Zone, the AIG, who was having a management meeting cut short the meeting to attend to them, but Harrison, who entered the office of the AIG without greeting him, was quarrelsome, abusive, insulting and started shouting at the AIG that he had a flight to catch up with. The AIG mildly told him to go and catch up with his flight while others waited for the money to be handed over to them. He, however, returned to witness the handing over of the recovered money.
The said Victims even wrote a letter appreciating the AIG for the swift response.
“It is also worthy of note that the said Harrison came by road and returned by road by a chartered red 2014 Toyota Camry taxi to Warri.
“The Zone under the leadership of AIG Adebola Ayinde Hamzat will not tolerate extortion, corruption, indiscipline and human rights abuses in consonance with IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD, NPM’s Policy thrust of zero tolerance for extortion, corruption and human rights abuses.”
Amos Okioma is a Correspondent at THEWILL
