CP John B. Abang of
CP John B. Abang of Anambra
Police
Police Didnt Attack 98 Year Old Woman in Anambra with
AK-47
-The report was totally false and misleading.
The attention of the Anambra State Police Command has been drawn
to online media reports that “Policemen attached to the Command
Special Anti robbery Squad have allegedly beaten up a 98-years old
Woman Cecilia Okpalaku of Achina in Aguata LGA of Anambra State,and
assaulted her with Ak-47 rifle over a family dispute”.The
publication is not only false but totally misleading.
2. The real fact in issue was that on the 19/8/2019 the
Commissioner of Police recieved a formal complaint from a legal
practitioner that his client one Esther Nzekwe was assaulted by her
fiancee one Emeka Okpalaku and that the man also confiscated her
credentials including her NYSC call up letter in order to prevent
her from reporting to NYSC camp which dateline closes on the
20/8/2019.
3. The complainant further alleged that the suspect was planning
to travel back to Japan where he based.
4. Following the petition, the Commissioner of Police CP John
B.Abang ordered for a full scale investigation into the
matter.Police detectives visited the house to invite the suspect
but as soon as he sighted the Police, he quickly ran inside the
house and locked all the entrances.
5. All efforts by the Police to prevail on the suspect to open
the doors proved abortive until the police used power of ingress in
accordance with section 7(1&2) CPA laws of the Federation to
gain access into the house but the suspect eventually escaped.
6. Consequently, the Police equally rescued a one year old
daughter of the complainant who was equally locked inside the house
and left crying without care.
7. Till date the suspect is still on the run and has not return
the credentials he forcefully collected from the lady while
investigation is still ongoing.
8. The Command is wondering why the very person who allegedly
assaulted a woman and deprived her from participating in the
National Youth Service will be the very person spreading falsehood
that police assaulted a 98 year old woman using AK-47 rifle which
was totally false and unfounded.
9. Inview of the foregoing, the Public are enjoined to ignore
such publications which is aimed at raising false alarm and casting
aspersions against the Force in order to divert attention from the
real facts in issue.
SP Haruna Mohammed PPRO Anambra State Police Command,
For -Commissioner of Police Anambra State Command