BY VICTOR BUORO, ABUJA – The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has expressed deep concerns over increasing acts of impunity and jungle justice and other forms of dehumanising treatment meted out to Nigerians by unscrupulous persons.
The IGP, who is particularly appalled with the recently publicized incident in the social media portraying the unsavoury debasement and incalculable assault on one 45years old Odugu Blessing Dada of No. 77 Morka Street, Boji-boji Owa in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State, notes that this incident, like other similar incidence before it, in Edo, Lagos, Abuja and Ebonyi amongst others, has become worrisome.
Adamu therefore warns that his administration which has zero tolerance for human rights abuse especially gender based violence, will do everything humanly possible and within the ambit of the law to put an end to the scourge and effectively prosecute all offenders.
He condoles with the victims of jungle justice and other forms of extra-judicial acts particularly Odugu Blessing Dada, her family and friends over the wicked and unwarranted assault on her by one Friday Ndudi Eluro et. al, and also commends all Nigerians, whom, by their words and actions, have clearly identified with the victim and raised the red flag on impunity and all forms of inhuman treatment in the country.
A statement by the Fprce Public Relations Officer, ACP Frank Mba, said that the IGP, who is enthused that most of the alleged perpetrators of this particular crime have been apprehended, equally directed the newly posted Commissioner of Police, Delta State, CP Adeleke Yinka, to ensure that the case is expeditiously and thoroughly investigated to ensure that all indicted suspects are charged to court.
The IGP calls on all Nigerians to steer-clear of human rights violations, all manner of impunity and jungle justice but to report all incidences to the nearest relevant authority.
The police boss warns that henceforth violators of the rights of human persons will be dealt-with in accordance with the law.
