A former gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of the Young Progressives Party, YPP, in Imo state, Hon.Emeka Emenyeonu has petitioned the Abia state command of the Nigerian Police over what he described as a serious act of intimidation, illegal arrest and detention, as well as criminal case of extortion by the men and officers of Ndiegero Police Division in Aba.
In the petition letter dated November 27, 2023 addressed to Abia State Police Commissioner, through the Aba Area Commander and made available to media, Hon. Emenyeonu, lamented that the continued refusal of the command to allow medical attention to be extended to one of the detainees, who is seriously injured has placed her life in danger, a situation which he said has been worsened by the insistence of the police personnel handling the matter on being given the sum of #30,000 before granting them bail.
He has therefore called on the commissioner of Police in the state to wade in, to ensure that justice prevails.
“The fact of the matter is that my younger sister by name, Miss Ebere Emeh, and her flat mate one Oyidiya, had a misunderstanding, which resulted in a case of two fighting.
In the course of the fighting another of my sister, Miss Tessy Emeh, who was trying to make peace between the two warring parties was however stabbed by Onyidiya, inflicting in the process heavy bodily injury on her.
In keeping with her earlier promise that her police man friend will deal with my sister Ebere, the said Oyiridiya went ahead to contact the Police, which apart from arresting and detaining my sisters, including the injured person has allowed the said Oyidiya to be working free.
To make matters worse, the investigating police officer IPO and the divisional police officer DPO of Ndiegero Police Division, has continued to insist on being given the sum of N30,000 before granting them bail” Emenyeonu stated.
According to him, what is currently playing out in the matter, is a clear case of deliberate intimidation, miscarriage of justice and attempt at extortion, noting that the continued denial of medication to the injured may lead to some avoidable consequence.
