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Police Drop Saraki’s Invitation, Direct Dino, Bruce To Report To FCT Command
Following the clash between the Nigeria Police and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the police has directed Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, Senators Dino Melaye and Ben Bruce to report to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police command on Monday, October 8, 2018 at 10am for investigation and not the IGP Monitoring Unit as eailer stated by the Police.
Force PRO, Jimoh Moshood in a statement, stated that police invitation letters to Senator Dino Melaye and Senator Ben Murray-Bruce for them to report to the commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, Garki, Abuja, have been sent to them for compliance. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has the statutory jurisdiction to investigate the matter. The statement also noted that further investigation is ongoing to determine the level of involvement and culpability of other individuals and personalities who were seen at the scene of the crime on the date of the incident.
Part of the statement also noted that “preliminary investigation carried out so far by the police into the above mentioned incident reveals that Senator Dino Melaye and Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, who were captured on camera for their active involvement in the disturbance of public peace and public safety, unlawful blockade of Shehu Shagari way for several hours preventing motorists, road users and other members of the public from having access and passage on the highway thereby disturbing public peace and public safety and causing innocent people to scamper for safety and violent attack on policemen posted to ensure security of the Force headquarters, pushing and hitting the policemen to forcefully enter the Force headquarters to cause damage to police equipment and government properties; have case to answer.
“Consequently, Senator Dino Melaye and Senator Ben Murray-Bruce are to report to the commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, Garki, Abuja by 1000hrs on Monday, 8th October, 2018 for investigation and not the IGP Monitoring Unit as earlier stated in the Press Release from the Force Headquarters on October 5, 2018.” Recall that the police had included Senate President, Bukola Saraki in the invitation but the latest statement, however, omitted the name. The police had also noted that the Inspector General of Police had directed immediate investigation into unprovoked and unwarranted attack on the personnel of the Nigeria Police Force and the Force headquarters premises which is against the law and condemnable.
Moshood said the Force will do everything within the law to bring all perpetrators of this crime to justice, no matter how highly placed.
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