Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has criticised the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 2, Joseph Mbu, for urging the police to kill 20 civilians for a policeman that is killed before, during and after the general elections.
Mbu, on Thursday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, had also ordered his men during his official visit to the Eleweran Command headquarters, to arrest even the governor of the state if they find him to be violating the law on election day.
“If one of my men is killed, I shall kill twenty of them but don’t shoot first. If they shoot you, shoot back in self-defence. Anybody who fires you, fire him back in self-defence. Our actions and activities will go a long way to decide this election, so, I have come to tell you that we must remain impartial in ensuring free, fair, peaceful and violent-free polls.
“As far as the law is concerned, we are not going to respect anybody and whoever is coming to the booth should vote and leave peacefully. Anyone who comes there to campaign, even if it is the chief executive of the state, a constable at that polling booth would stop him,” Mbu said.
In a letter made available to our correspondent on Saturday, Soyinka described Mbu as a “political jobber” ready to be used by the Peoples Democratic Party-led Federal Government.
“Goliath Mbu is the latest kid in town, fresh from his triumph in ‘taming’ governors all over the nation, and reveling in his new elevation for jobs well done. A political jobber by instinct though a clamberer through the police profession, he has wasted no time instructing his men to return violence for violence, fire for fire.
“He has been displaying his new attire and pips all over the place, demanding to be noticed – as if his facial snarl is not already plastered over the pages of media annals of police infamy, reminiscent of the good old days of one Inspector-General (Sunday) Adewusi, who would appear on television dripping with gas-canisters and grenades, with a detachment of Kill-and-Go,” the Nobel laureate stated.
According to Soyinka, Mbu’s actions and words are similar to that of Adewusi.
He said, “Is history about to repeat itself in microcosm? Adewusi was sacked by the Buhari coup and vanished from the police political rostrum.”
Soyinka also expressed his regrets and anger over the failure of governments to punish persons like Adewusi for his impunity rather he said, those who have acted with impunity were usually accorded state recognition.
“This warped apportionment of deserving it must be that drives such officials to treasonable conduct under democracies. If the trend changes and even the police are made to account for abuses of office, abuses of the collective rights of citizens, then perhaps we might see the end of arrogant partisanship in the performance of police duties,” he added.
In a related development, the All Progressives Congress in a statement issued on Saturday, described Mbu as a “lawless and barbaric” policeman who should urgently be called to order by the police authorities.
“Since his posting to the Zone 2 Command, this contumacious policeman has exhibited an egregious act of lawlessness by barging through the Lekki Toll Plaza without paying toll and then ordering the arrest of policemen and workers at the Plaza. Is it not an irony that a man who is trained to enforce the law is the same who is breaking the law?” Said the APC publicity secretary, Mr. Lai Mohammed. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Mbu is fulfilling the intimidation mission of his boss. He has ordered his men to kill Nigerians if they choose to wait after voting. When they kill they will call it self defence. We will not allow rigging. Everybody carry your recording phones and camera to make history of this heartless policeman who has been bought. Nobody is fighting police. Police should not cause trouble by trying to infringe on the right of the people. We will peacefully ensure our votes count and our ballots will speak. Mbu, you will not enjoy the gain of your wrong doing. President Jonathan no go talk now since na him send am the dirty job.
ReplyDeleteDis man go nd sit down jaree. U ar criticisn dis government so much bcos dey hv not being givn u series of unmerited awards unlike the previous government. Make we hear word jaree.
ReplyDeleteYou must be one of the brainless and clueless few that just open their mouths without thinking, if not, you would have known that Soyinka rejected the award GEJ's govt gave him
DeleteAnonymous 8:17: You're an asshole. It's clear you have sub_zero education and no cerebral competence. Get offline and shoot yourself. Waste!
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Anonymous 8:17AM: You're an idiot for talking like that. Can you read at all? Or may be you cannot comprehend. So unfortunate that an animal like you can also support animalistic ultrances, you belong to zoo.
ReplyDeleteIf men would think before they act, then the world will be a better place. I have just one question for Mr. Mbu: Oga police, in consideration of the highest material reward you will ever get for your dirty work, how does it compare to what you would like to be remembered for in the future if for instance things don't go as planned for your employer? Tomorrow is never far and our actions today gives us control over tomorrow's regrets. For the sake of your children and those that share your name, do the RIGHT thing!
ReplyDeleteAnonymous you are very stupid illiterate person mumu, Soyinka is saying the truth what Mbu said is not good as a security of Nigeria, let me tell u this Mr man this is the message to him, tell if police man misbehave on the election day we will definitely attack them and killed if possible but tell them then do not try to ask us to leave the place from protecting our vote on the election day we are ready for them no retreat no surrender on the election day “march4buhari" stupid anonymous bloody PDP supporters
ReplyDeletePlease somebody should tell Mbu that he is in Yoruba land, we are peaceful he shoud be taken to Maiduguri to fight BOKO BOYS. GEJ take this man away!
ReplyDeleteWe are waiting 4 d comment of IGP on dis issue or he is being sent?
ReplyDeleteMbu did not say the right thing, we all know this. This at the same time does not translate to linking him up to GEJ. What do we stand to gain by always abusing and insulting our president? If we don't like him, the election is around the corner to make our choices. The office of the Presidency should be respected not minding who occupies it. GEJ never paid MBU to kill or threaten anyone.
ReplyDeletePls I ask again ... do they go to hell fire with lighter ?
ReplyDeleteWell spoken any group that does not respect the office Of the president will never get to that position. How come Mbu's word should be taken as GEJ that sent him and how come APC is complaining are they planning to Kill police men ? . This election must be free and fear when you vote you go to your house all these rigging mechanism of APC will not work because many of them are alaye boys trying to intimidate voters Mbu must protect the voters to come freely to cast their vote and go back to their homes any miscrant should be wasted. Nigeria belongs to all of us and not to these lawless people clamoring for change Chang from good to bad has any government performed better than this present government it is only the bline that will leave light and choose darkness "CHANGE " my fat toe, The same change Buhari used when he plotted coup in 1983 and there was no change instead corruption dignified that is the same slogan again , please let me hear word!
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