DPO’s Death Not Connected To Masquerade’s Arrest- Police

The Ogun State police command on Sunday revealed that the death of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Ibara Division was not as a result of the arrest of a masquerade, which flouted the government’s stay at home directive at the weekend.

The spokesman of the command, Abimbola Oyeyemi made the clarification in a statement he issued in the state capital, Abeokuta on Sunday.

According to him, the attention of Ogun State police command has been drawn to 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.

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“The command wouldn’t have joined issues 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-makers wanted the public to believe, the late DPO was not on duty when the said masquerade was arrested because he was in the hospital.

“The masquerade was arrested on Sunday, March 29, for violating the government directives while the DPO was on sick bed at Federal Medical Centre, Idi Aba, Abeokuta, until he breathe his last, he was not even aware of the said masquerade’s 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 being above the law”, Oyeyemi maintained.

28th March 2024
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