The police in Ebonyi, on Monday, faulted the alleged kidnap of the senatorial candidate of the Labour Party for Ebonyi South Zone, Hon. Linus Okorie, on Sunday, by suspected gunmen.
“The Commissioner of Police, Ebonyi State Command, CP Aliyu Garba, therefore makes it categorically clear that Honourable Linus Abaa Okorie was neither abducted nor kidnapped and warns that people should desist from painting pictures of insecurity in the state by propagating unfounded rumours.”
The party faulted the police and said its defense of the Ebubeagu Security Outfit, signaled danger for the residents ahead of the 2023 general elections, in the state.The statement read, “When the APC militia Ebubeagu commits a crime and are exposed by the masses, the Ebonyi State Police Command creates a cover-up for them by claiming that arrest was made and handed over to them. That is after the victim has been dehumanised by Ebubeagu.
“The police is now the second responder in tackling crimes and criminalities. They are now incapable of tracking down those they wish to arrest. It is now the very well equipped and highly professional militia wing of the APC that does all the police detective and arrest jobs and then hands over to the main police who have surrendered their duty to politicians. If this is a good development, time shall tell.
“Any physical attack, unlawful arrest and acts of enforced disappearance that will occur in Ebonyi State in the build up to the 2023 general elections can only be carried out by the state government through its militia Ebubeagu arm. Sadly, it seems like the Ebonyi State Police Command has become complicit in the planned annihilation of Ebonyi people.
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