BREAKING: Fake Police, Soldiers camped in Lugard House ahead of election, Security group calls for redeployment of SP Ojo

Intelligence report indicated that a Superintendent of Police, SP Ojo of Quick Response Unit of the Nigeria Police Force, Kogi State Command is currently working to deploy fake police officers and Soldiers ahead of this Saturday’s Governorship election.

In a statement made available to CAPITAL POST on Sunday in Lokoja, which was signed by Wing Commander Iye Ayefu Akuh rtd, Director, Public Communication,
Kogi East Neighborhood Watch (KENW), stated that some fake police and military accoutrements, uniforms, equipment and vehicles have been assembled at the Lugard House ahead of the election.

The statement read: “Kogi East Neighborhood Watch (KENW) hereby requests for the immediate redeployment of SP Ojo of Quick Response Unit Kogi State Police Command before the gubernatorial election in Kogi State scheduled 11th November, 2023..

“Intelligence gathered indicate a plan to deploy some fake police/ military men to use military vehicles stationed in Government House, Lokoja to cause mayhem in Kogi East from Sunday 5th November 2023. SP Ojo OC Quick Response is mentioned to be the leader of this illegal outfit earmarked to undertake the exercise.

“The illegal outfit is kitted with police/military uniforms who are to dress and work as if they are real Police from the Kogi State Police Command or men from the 12 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Lokoja.

“SP OJO OC Quick Response has been alleged to be working with a known notorious thug taking refuge in Government House as a member of this illegal outfit.

“We make this special request so that no such military vehicles are deployed from Kogi Government House to kill innocent citizens anywhere in the State ahead of the gubernatorial election.

“Kogi Government House is an administrative office and not a military operational base for deployment of military vehicles by Officers of the Police Force.

“We wish to use this medium to strongly call on the authority for an investigation into the activities of SP OJO OC QUICK RESPONSE KOGI STATE POLICE COMMAND. SP Ojo has been known in public parlance in Kogi State to be a political policeman since 2019 when he was used to arrest perceived political opponents of the Governor.

“To further reaffirm this position, Last week he rearrested two men released on bail by the Kogi State High Court, Lokoja with an intention to have the boys eliminated as directed.

“This was bursted by deep and accurate intelligence only for him to turn around and say there was a petition against the men whom he is still keeping in his custody without charging them to court.”

The known telephone line of the Kogi State Police Public Relations Officer, SP William Ovye Ayah was not connecting for his response before filing this report.