RULAAC allegation against Edo Police CP is baseless, unfounded -BSM

By Angela James,

The Benin Solidarity Movement (BSM) worldwide has described as unfounded a report by the Sahara Reporters where a group, Rule of Law and A countability Advocacy Centre, RULAAC, accused the Commissioner of Edo State Police Command of complicity and corrupt practices.

This was made known in a statement signed by BSM President, Elder Curtis Eghosa Ugbo and made available to journalists in Benin.

” Our attention has been drawn to a recent but unfounded publication credited to the Sahara Reporters in which a faceless group by the name-Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC). is accusing the hard-working Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, CP Abutu Yaro, the Anti-Kidnapping and the CIRRC teams respectively in the Edo State Police Command of complicity and corrupt practices in the investigations of a petition against one SP Ngwokor Friday and his team at the SIB unit in the Command.

As patriotic Nigerians and a group that will not compromise the security and peaceful co-existence of citizens in Benin city and Edo state, our investigations have shown that the said report by Sahara Reporters, appears sponsored, unfounded, biased, far from the truth and a deliberate attempt for corruption and corrupt elements to fight back, a system that is fast closing up on them”.

BSM alleged that there were plans by elements within the state police command to fight against the good job so far done by the Police Commissioner noting that their activities will not deter him from continuing his good works.

” Information at the disposal of the leadership of the Benin Solidarity Movement, BSM Worldwide, indicates the existence of systematic demonic plans by some unscrupulous elements within the State Police Command to fight against the good job so far done by the CP Abutu Yaro lead Edo State Police Command.

We made bold to say, without mincing words, that CP Abutu Yaro’s track record in combating the multifarious crimes in Edo State is public knowledge to all. Is it the crime-busting technique or the combat readiness of the command that has restored peace, security and safety to the state we are going to talk about? We are aware that the stand of the CP will not go unchallenged by the rotten elements in the command who believe that corruption must fight back”.

Continuing, “It is also our position that, because of the track records the CP Abutu Yaro has achieved in recent times in Edo State, our people now sleep with two eyes closed, and the kidnapping of citizens along the highways has reduced and we are saying No to this demonic plan and it will be highly RESISTED by us because this is tantamount to a ploy to change the course of Justice and promote crimes cum extortions in the Edo State Police Command.

The officer, SP Ngwokor Friday and his team should tell us, how long they have been in Edo State and also tell us their team track records so far in the State to compare with those officers of the anti-kidnapping and CIRRS whom him and his team are now accusing of compromising a crime that is still under investigation”.

BSM said they will continue to resist crimes and criminalities in the state and called on CP Abutu to investigate the activities of a such officers to flush out rotten eggs from the system.