Ogwu James Onoja SAN, Advocates State Police As Wife Survives 30 Bullets From Gunmen In Kogi

An Abuja-based Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Ogwu James
Onoja SAN, has stated that the creation of state police has become
necessary in the face of the security challenges experienced across
the country.

Speaking with DAILY POST, Not TheNigerialawyer after a
Thanksgiving event in Abuja over the escape of his wife from an
attack while on her way to Dekina in Kogi State recently, he said
some governors have genuine intention to secure their states but
that the Nigeria Police lacks equipment to currently secure the
country.

He stressed that governors would not manipulate the State Police
if the judiciary was strengthened enough to handle abuse of powers
by governors.

Describing his wife’s escape from the gunmen attack as a
miracle, he said the bullet-riddled SUV was condemned.

“I am doing Thanksgiving because I nearly lost my wife. My wife
was brutally attacked.

“On 25th April, 2019, she was ambushed by three set of gunmen on
her way to Dekina in Kogi State who shot more than 30 bullets
inside the car. I thank God, I didn’t lose her, I didn’t lose
Police orderly with her and the driver.

“I am celebrating because if you see the car, you know that it
was a miracle that nobody died. You will not believe how people
survived.”

While condemning the insecurity in Kogi State, he revealed that
all complaints he made to Kogi State Commissioner of Police and the
Inspector General of Police fell on deaf ears.

“I want to use this opportunity to condemn insecurity in the
country especially in Kogi State. I made report to Kogi State
Commissioner of Police, nothing happened; I made report to the
Inspector General of Police, nothing equally happened.

“Over a month that this thing happened, my wife’s statement has
not been taken.

“God is the only one securing this country because if it can
happen to me, at this level, then the common people in the society
have no hope.

“The common people in the country need to protect themselves.
Police are not well equipped to protect the citizens. Police are
not well motivated to protect citizens, but where are, they can
burst crimes wonderfully.

“They don’t have helicopter to monitor crimes. People should be
ready to protect themselves and be each other’s brother’s keeper,”
Onoja revealed.

He observed that wealthy citizens have taken over the use of
trains which was originally meant for ordinary people, saying that
the development would leave road users unprotected.

The senior advocate urged the Federal Government not to retrieve
guns from law-abiding citizens, arguing that doing so would further
make them vulnerable to attacks.

“Moreso, the issue of recovering gun from law-abiding citizens
would be unfortunate because it would leave those not committing
crimes unprotected,” he said.

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