BEVERLY HILLS, February 06, (THEWILL) –
The police high command officially confirmed on Monday night that it has declared Kassim Afegbua, Spokesman of former military President Ibrahim Babangida, wanted.
This is in connection with the controversy over Sunday’s statements by the former leader on President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.
According to a statement by police spokesman, CSP Jimoh Moshood, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the immediate arrest of Afegbua “for making false statements, injurious falsehood, defamation of character and for act capable of inciting Public disturbance throughout the country”.
“He is therefore declared wanted by the Nigeria Police Force and should report at the nearest Police Station anywhere he is in the country”, said Moshood.
The police confirmation came hours after reports had said the IGP had ordered Afegbua to report to the nearest police station after he issued a widely circulated statement on the state of the nation, that he credited to Babangida.
In the statement, Babangida purportedly disparaged Buhari’s leadership and urged him to step aside for a new generation of leaders in 2019.
Babangida disowned the statement and instead issued another one, signed by him, in which he canvassed for the realignment of political forces for the emergence of two strong parties in the country.
Afegbua however insisted in a Channels TV interview that he had the full authorization of General Babangida to issue the statement.
