The Nigeria Police Force has reacted to claims by the lawyer to
billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike aka Evans, Olukoya
Ogungbeje, that officers of the Inspector General of Police’s
Intelligence Response Team have extorted money and valuables worth over
N50 million from his client since his arrest. Ogungbeje in a petition filed at the Police Service Commission, also
accused the officers of molesting one Amaka Offor who is Evans's
girlfriend.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, in a statement
released last night, said the allegations are baseless and untrue. Read
the statement below
The attention of the Nigeria Police Force has been drawn to publications in the media on 14October, 2017 that “Evans’
lawyer accuses police of extorting over N50 million, other valuables”
from his client and another report that “Police Sexually molesting
Evan’s Girlfriend, Amaka Offor” credited to one Olukoya Ogungbeje.
The
two publications were found out to be absolute falsehood, misleading,
unfounded and deliberate attempt to cast aspersion on the thorough and
discrete investigation carried out by the Nigeria Police Force in all
the offences committed by Chukwudumeme
Onwuamadike (popularly known as Evans) who has pleaded guilty in court
to multiple kidnappings, murder, armed robbery and other capital
offences.
Virtually
all the items erroneously claimed by Olukoya Ogungbeje to have been
forcefully and corruptibly extorted from his client were found out to
have been exaggerated. For avoidance of doubt, all monetary exhibits and
other valuable properties including houses and exotic vehicles were not
extorted but recovered by the IGP Intelligence Response Team during the
investigation into the several cases of kidnappings, murder, armed
robbery and other capital offences linked to Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike
(popularly known as Evans) were duly registered and will be tendered in
court as exhibits as the trial progresses.
It
is pertinent to disabuse the minds of the public who must have read the
story that no police personnel within the team or anywhere else
involved in the investigation of all the cases linked to Chukwudumeme
Onwuamadike (popularly known as Evans) engage in any sexually
molestation of the alleged Evan’s girlfriend Amaka Offor as claimed.
This allegation is entirely untrue and incorrect.
The
Nigeria Police Force sees these publications as a deliberate
distraction and ill motives by Olukoya Ogungbeje to pervert the end of
justice. He is advised to face his client’s case in court and not
misleading the public.
The Force hereby enjoined members of the public to disregard and discountenance the unfounded publications.
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