Police speaks on death of DPO who arrested a masquerade

The Nigerian Police Force, Ogun State Command has refuted claims in some quarters linking the death of the DPO whose Division was responsible for the arrest of a masquerade in Ogun State

The said Masquerade CRIMECHANNELS understands was arrested after it violated the Social Distancing Directives put in place by the Federal and Ogun State Governments.

The DPO on the other hand died after the incident of an ailment that has forced him to be bed ridden for a month before the arrest of the Masquerade.

In a press statement sent to CRIMECHANNELS by DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, the Command frowns at the linkage of the two unrelated incidents, asking members of the public to disregard the insinuations.

Abimbola said nobody including a ‘recalcitrant masquerade’ is above the law of the land.

The statement reads: “Attention of Ogun State Police Command has been drawn to a mischievous information circulating on social media attributing the untimely death of one of the finest, humble and dedicated officers of the command to the recent arrest of a recalcitrant masquerade who violated the social distancing directives of the Federal and state government”.

“The command wouldn’t have joined issue with those circulating the fake news but the wrong and mischievous impression needs to be clarified”.

“The late DPO has been on sick bed for the past one month now battling with an ailment which later resulted to his untimely death”. “Contrary to what the mischief maker wanted the public to believe, the late DPO was not on duty when the said masequrade was arrested because he was in the hospital”.

“The masequrade was arrested on Sunday 29th of March 2020 for violating the government directives while the DPO was on sick bed at Federal Medical Center idi Aba Abeokuta, until he breath his last, he was not even aware of the said masequrade arrest”.

“It will be ignorant of anyone to attribute his death to the arrest of the recalcitrant masquerade just to attract traffic to his or her blog”.

“Anybody who may have had reason to meet the late DPO when he was alive will attest to his humble and polite nature. He was an embodiment of what a gentleman officer should be and the Nigeria Police Force, Ogun State Police Command in particular will forever miss him”.

“To those circulating the unfounded rumour, your mischievous information will not deter us from carrying out our constitutional duty no matter who is involved”.

“If Pastors and Imams can be arrested for violating the government directives, no masquerade should think of been above the law”.

“May the good Lord bless the soul of our departed officer and console his family and friends”, the statement added.