The Rivers State Police Command has rubbished reports that
the armed operatives who attempted to arrest the former Managing Director of
NDDC, Joi Nunieh were not sanctioned by the Inspector General of Police and the
Commissioner of Police in Rivers State.
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike had shortly after
rescuing Nunieh claimed in an interview that the officers could not show a
warrant for her arrest neither was the police hierarchy aware of their
presence.
But the Rivers Police Command in a statement released by SP
Nnamdi Omoni, the Public Relations Officer, said the operatives were on
legitimate duty.
Omoni confirmed that the personnel at Nunieh’s residence
were from the IGP Monitoring Team in Abuja and were in Port Harcourt on
official assignment.
The statement added that before the officers proceeded to
her residence, they observed due protocols and requisite standard operating
procedures, including going through the processes of arriving themselves at the
Headquarters with their Investigation Activities duly signed and approved by
the Commissioner of Police, CP Joseph Mukan.
“The attention of the Rivers State Police Command has been
drawn to an Online Publication, credited to Vanguardngr.com, where it was
erroneously reported that ‘the MOPOL presence at the residence of Joi Nunieh
was not the directive of the Command’.
“Ordinarily, such a phantom report should have been ignored
but due to the potential danger inherent in keeping silent, the Command is
minded to react and state the true position as follows: That they went to her
(Nunieh’s) residence with Mobile Policemen, suggesting of course that they were
there on official duty and not illegal duty as speculated.
“That, the reference indicating that the Officers were there
without the directive of the CP nor the IGP is preposterous and most unfortunate,
hence should be discountenanced and disregarded,” the statement read.
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