The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Haliru Gwandu, has refuted claims of an alleged assault by police officers from his command on Professor Sunday Edeko, the Dean of Faculty of Law, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma.
Addressing journalists at the state headquarters in Benin City, the Edo state capital, Mr Gwandu said the publications making the rounds on social media, cast aspersions on the current reforms by the Nigeria Police Force,especially in the area of human rights.
He recounted the police’ version of the events that led to the publications in the newspapers and online media on Friday April 14, 2017.
According to the Force, Professor Sunday Edeko had interfered with a police operation being carried out in Ekpoma, Edo state on March 13 2017.
“This same lecturer was coming from nowhere and he blocked the vehicle of the police, the police did not say anything to him, he said he must know why they are arresting that person. The suspect was not his relation, I doubt if he was even his student but he was exchanging altercation with my policemen. My policemen did not molest him.”
The CP also confirmed that a letter of apology was written and signed by the professor, which he (the CP), read during the briefing.
“I write to apologise over the incident that happened in Ekpoma on the 13th March 2017. I wish to say that it was not my intention at all to obstruct law enforcement being involved in law and order enforcing. Thank you, yours faithfully Sunday Edeko.”
