The Nigeria police
force raided the Abuja residence of Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president, on
Friday.
In
a statement issued hours after the raid, Uche Anichukwu, media aide of the
lawmaker, said the police did not find any incriminating item on the property.
“At
about 8am on Friday, May 26, 2017, men of the Nigeria police force from the
inspector-general of police special squad raided the official guest house of
the deputy president of the senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, located at No. 10
Ganges Street, Maitama, Abuja. The police, however, stated at the end of the
search that nothing incriminating was found,” he narrated.
“They
met the steward, Oliver Ogenyi, and some of Ekweramdu’s staff and their
children in the house. In spite of the fact that they were informed that the
property is the guest house of the deputy president of the senate, they
nevertheless proceeded to thoroughly search the house without establishing any
contact with the deputy president of the senate or any of his senior staff.“The
steward was taken away by the police to the Special Anti-Robbery (SARS) Office,
Garki, Abuja, where the IGP Special Squad’s office is also located. Ogenyi was
later released after making a statement.”
“The
steward was taken away by the police to the Special Anti-Robbery (SARS) Office,
Garki, Abuja, where the IGP special squad’s office is also located. Ogenyi was
later released after making a statement.”
Anichukwu
emphasised that his principal is a law-abiding citizen, who does not dispute
the fact that security agencies are empowered by law to carry out searches on
premises, but that the law requires the owner of the property or his
representative to be informed or present during a search.He said Ekweremadu was
worried about the manner in which his guest house was raided.
He
said Ekweremadu was worried about the manner in which his guest house was
raided.
“The
questions are: Was there a search warrant? What were they looking for? Who
searched the police officers before the search? Who supervised the search?” he
asked.
-The Cable
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