The Nigeria Police on Friday
reacted to claims by the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose that he was
manhandled by police personnel in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.
Force spokesperson, Jimoh Moshood
said Fayose was been dramatic as no police officer manhandled him.
Recall that security operatives
had on Wednesday blocked the entrance to Ekiti State Government House in Ado
Ekiti.
The operatives had allegedly shot
teargas canisters which affected Fayose.
Commenting on the attack, Fayose
had claimed that he was equally slapped and beaten by police officers.
However, speaking on Channels
Television, Moshood insisted that the incident was over dramatized by Fayose.
The Force spokesperson also
insisted that Policemen attached to Fayose were not withdrawn.
According to Moshood, “We did not
remove the police personnel attached to Fayose, what happened on that day was
over dramatized.
“Fayose is still the executive
governor of Ekiti State and he was not manhandled, nobody slapped him, though
there was allegation that the governor was slapped.
“What were his ADC, CSO’s doing?
What were the other security agencies doing at that point in time?
“This was why those two were
summoned to the Police Headquarters to make a statement.
“They were asked if they have
stopped their duties and why they allowed a state governor to be slapped. They
came and made statements to the fact that there was nothing like that.
“The bottom line is that we are
interested in providing security for people of Ekiti State.”
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