Group Dismisses Petition Against Police

The Abia Transparency Movement has dismissed a petition written by the Centre for Human Rights Advocacy and Wholesome Society (CEHRAWS) against a member of the police Rapid Response Squad (RRS) in Abia State.

The movement said in the petition to the inspector general of police, Mr Usman Baba, CEHRAWS accused the member of threatening to kill a 17 year old boy, Ihechi George Emeka, from Imo State but resident in Abia State.

In the statement signed by the president and secretary of the movement, Comrades Emeka Chukwma and Uche Stephen as president and secretary respectively, the movement said it had investigated the allegations and found them to be false alarm.

“Our investigation revealed that the matter in question is before the court of competent jurisdiction. The police cannot take any suspect on bail in a matter that is before the court of law,” they stated.

The movement said young boy was arrested on Friday and charged to court on Tuesday because Monday in the South East is a sit-at- home day which makes it impossible for the court to sit on any matter.

They said the petition is a plot to draw justice backwards which is totally unacceptable, adding that the petitioners should approach the court of law to address their matter and not go to the media to tarnish the good image of the RRS.