A legal practitioner, Dr Anthony Iwowo has urged the Inspector General of Police, IGP, and Deputy Inspector General of Police, DIG, Force Headquarters, Abuja, to expedite the investigation and prosecution of one Godwin Awoke who was arrested last week in Abia state in connection with an alleged armed robbery and attempted murder in Ebonyi state......Read The Full Article>>.....Read The Full Article>>
In a statement made available to journalists on Monday, Dr. Iwowo stated that Awoke has been on the run since last year over his alleged role in an armed robbery and attempted murder on Ezekiel Iwowor at Obomalegu in Ukwagba Community, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, until he was arrested last week.
Dr. Iwowo noted that he had last year petitioned the Police over an incident where Awoke was alleged to have led some persons to rob Ezekiel Iwowor and inflicted serious physical injuries on him.
Dr. Iwowo alleged that Awoke using his personal Toyota Sienna bus, fully armed with AK-47 rifles, pistols, cutlasses and other offensive weapons, violently attacked Ezekiel Iwowo and dispossessed him of his valuables, motor cycle, phones, money and inflicted deep matchet cuts on him with various degrees of serious physical injuries which left him nearly dead.
After several unsuccessful attempts to arrest him, Dr Iwowo stated that Awoke was eventually arrested in Abia state by a team of police officers from DIG Force Headquarters, Abuja.
A member of the Police team that effected the arrest confirmed his arrest to journalist stating that he would be charged to court once investigation is concluded.
Urging the IGP and DIG Force Headquarters to expedite investigations and prompt prosection of the suspect, Dr. Iwowo cautioned that the police must not bow to any pressure to unjustly release the suspect.
He said: ‘This is a distress call to the IGP and DIG Force Headquarter, Abuja who should beam their search light on this criminal suspect now that he has been arrested and ensure that he and his cohorts are prosecuted in the court of law deservedly to serve as deterrent to others.
“The general public is interested in knowing how this matter is handled by the Nigeria police whose duty it is under the law to arrest, investigate and adequately prosecute criminal suspects in the court of law as empowered by the 1999 Constitution and the Police Act, 2020.
“Awoke must never be allowed by the police henceforth to continue in his criminal activities. He has to face the consequences of his alleged criminal actions against his victim as stipulated by the law.”