BSM Expresses Disappointment On Edo Police Force Over Vigilante/Police Viral Video

...Charges Gov. Obaseki, Edo CP, DSS For Thorough Investigation And Bring Culprits To Justice

By The9JaTREND

The Benin Solidarity Movement (BSM) Worldwide has expressed disappointment with the conduct of some officers of the Nigeria Police Force, Edo State command in an attempt to effect the release of a suspected notorious kidnapper and a drug dealer that was arrested by some members of the Edo State Vigilante Network team.

According to the President of the Movement, Ambassador Curtis Eghosa Ugbo, who told newsmen that 

 "Why should two policemen go to effect the release of a suspected kidnapper caught by the Vigilante if there is no fowl play and what is their relationship with a supposed notorious kidnapping gang? 

"It beat our imagination that some policemen under the leadership of the Edo State Commissioner of Police, who supposedly are to protect lives and properties of citizens in the state went as going to destroy the properties at the office of the Vigilantes group? This is against the ethics and duties of the Nigeria Police Force professionally.

Ambassador Curtis Eghosa Ugbo accused some of the Police officers of trying to cover up for one of them who is alleged to be involved in illicit drugs dealing business in the state..

"We in the BSM Worldwide Organization say no to the injustice that is going on in the State by some unscrupulous officers of the Nigeria Police Force. How can a police man found to be involved in an illicit drugs dealing business and also make attempt to release a suspected notorious Kidnapper? Are they telling us not to rely on the Police Authority in the State?

"Anyways, we are happy that the DSS was later invited by the Vigilante group and are presently on top of the investigation. I hope they will prove me wrong to doing their thorough investigation to ascertain who is trying to cover up," Ambassador Ugbo opined.

It would be recalled that recently two police men were apprehended by members of Vigilantes group in Benin city for alleged possession of illicit drugs.

According to the Commander of Vigilante group, Mr. Osasere Ekhator aka Awilo, "When the Department of the State Security Services, who were on patrol were alerted about the suspects; said they accosted the policemen and discovered they were in possession of hard drugs.

"When we arrested the kidnapper, our intention was to hand him over to the Nigeria Police, State Command as usual but we discovered that whenever we do so, the Police always take the glory and also release the criminals without charging them to Court for prosecution while we are the ones who takes the risk of going into forestry to arrest the criminal kidnappers.

"I have a lot of videos in my possession that shows our handing over of kidnappers to the Anti-Cultism and Anti-kidnapping sections at the State Command including some weapons we recover from the kidnappers.

Reacting, the Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO)  Edo State Command, SP Kontongs Bello expressed concern over the action of the Vigilantes. He said the  police men were invited  to help secure the release of a civilian friend  arrested by the Vigilantes unknown to the policemen that the man conveying them had illicit drugs in his car.

He said the police men were innocent of the crime as the State Police Command has commenced investigation into the viral video.

Following the arrest of the police personnel, some vigilantes who spoke to The9JaTREND and don't want their names mentioned said properties in their office was allegedly destroyed by the Police officers that came and that some of their members arrested by same policemen.

Reacting to the alleged destruction of property in Vigilante office, the police image maker said the police never attacked them but two members of the vigilance group were apprehended so as to help with investigation into the incident.

Meanwhile, the Benin Solidarity Movement BSM Worldwide members have called on the Edo State Government led by Governor Godwin Obaseki, the Edo State Commissioner of Police and the Director of DSS in the State to properly investigate this matter and bring culprits to justice.