Transition: Police warn against plot to disrupt May 29 inauguration in Ebonyi

BY UKAZ DAVE / ABAKALIKI

Police Commissioner in Ebonyi State, Faleye Olaleye, has warned against alleged plot by some aggrieved politicians to stage protest before, during and after May 29 inauguration of incoming administration in the state.

Olaleye gave the warning yesterday in a statement issued by the State Public Relations Officer, Onome Onovwakpoyeya in Abakaliki.

The Police Commissioner said that intelligence reports revealed that some persons or group of persons are planning to protest, thereby causing insecurity in the State.

He, therefore, advised that the aggrieved persons/group of persons should have confidence in the court, adding that they should wait for the outcome of the tribunal verdict on the cases already in court.

According to him, “Consequently, the Command will not hesitate to deal decisively with any person(s) or group of Persons who violate this order or deliberately cause the breakdown of law and order in whatever manner or form.Those culpable will be arrested and made to face the full wrath of the law as Police Operatives have been deployed strategically and directed to ensure full enforcement”

“In view of the above, the Commissioner of Police, CP Faleye S. Olaleye psc enjoins members of the Public to be law-abiding, shun all forms of violence and cooperate with Security Agencies as measures have been put in place to protect lives and property of the Citizens.”

He further reassured the citizens of the Command’s continuous commitment to discharge its duties professionally in consonance with constitutional provisions and other extant laws.

Editor

Jude Ossai (JP) a veteran journalist is a National Diploma holder in Mass Communication from Ogwashi-Uku Polytechnic Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State. He also studied at Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Enugu and Imo State University, Owerri for his first and second degrees in Mass Communication, respectively. He writes extensively on politics, crime, corruption, climate change, healthcare, human rights, social justice, among others.