The Inspector-General of Police,
Ibrahim Idris was at the presidential villa in Abuja three times on Tuesday.
Idris was summoned by the Chief
of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari to meet President Muhammadu Buhari.
He also met with Vice President
Yemi Osinbajo in what was a marathon meeting.
This was consequent upon the
Police siege at the official residences of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki
and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu.
Dailypost reports that at the
first meeting that held before noon, Idris was asked to explain the conduct of
his men.
The IGP then requested to speak
with his officers and report back to the presidency.
He returned to Aso Rock twice in
the day, as the presidency scrambled defence of the siege that triggered
condemnations from Nigerians, the opposition and even members of the ruling All
Progressives Congress (APC).
As Idris was shuttling the Force
Headquarters and the seat of power, word got out to the media that he was close
to being sacked.
But the IGP, who spoke through
his media adviser, Bala Ibrahim said he was never summoned by the president to
the State House.
Ibrahim claimed that the head of
the Nigeria Police only visited the the President and Vice President for
routine discussions.
“Nobody summoned the IG. He was
just there three times today to make some consultations. There are even some
days that IG visits Villa more than 3 times.
“You know Vice President Yemi
Osinbajo is a professor of Law, so there are certain decisions on policing that
require some consultations in order to avoid violating the law,” Ibrahim told
Daily Nigerian.
However, the Presidency has
condemned what it described as “the orchestrated campaign against President
Muhammadu Buhari” each time a Very Important Person (VIP) is invited by the law
enforcement agencies.
Presidential spokesman, Garba
Shehu, stated that the law of the land is intended for all, not for the poor or
those at the lowest rungs of the social ladder.
Meanwhile, an APC official revealed
on Tuesday night that the whole situation was embarrassing.
The chieftain, who played a key
role in the party’s national convention in June, said: “Some of us are angry
and embarrassed”.
“People are saying the executive
is using its power to victimise the other arms – the executive and judiciary –
and this is what we witnessed. You can’t be invading people’s houses in a
democracy, it would attract condemnation whether you’re right or wrong.
“How could an agency write a
letter asking someone to appear same day at 10am. Even people like you and I
can’t be invited like that, let alone a National Assembly leader…he’s even a
lawyer (Senator Ike Ekweremadu).
“Everybody has its value, we
should be welcoming more members and not lose those with us. We insisted on
reconciliation but some people were going to tell the president something else.
Look at the mess we are in.
“Since morning, I have not picked
some calls because I don’t even know what to say. There will be more defections
and you can see that events are gradually unfolding in some states. Honestly,
this matter has degenerated,” he lamented.
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