The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has said the state has lost confidence in the police ahead of the September 21, 2024 governorship election.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
Obaseki noted 10 members of the People Democratic Party (PDP) have been arrested and detained in Abuja without a trial.
He disclosed this when he received the Chairman of the National Peace Committee (NPC) and former Military Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar.
The governor noted: “the IGP’s office came in, issued a warrant to arrest 60 PDP supporters, driving all our leaders into hiding.
“My role as the Chief Security Officer of the State is being made nonsense of by the IGP.
“I heard somebody was arrested and I called the police Commissioner to inform him. He said he will come back to me only to hear that he moved the person to Abuja.
“Tell me sir, how can we sign a peace accord in this situation? Clearly, what they are saying is that it’s going to be a violent election and that they are going to use the forces of coercion and intimidation to win elections in Edo.”
He added: “Now that the IGP is in town, we say until everybody arrested is brought back to Edo and be tried here in Edo for whatever offences they have committed, we have no confidence that the police will protect us in Edo State during the Governorship election.”