*Says hoodlums may hijack process
By ADAMA JOHN, Lokoja
The Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Bethrand Onuoha has called on the organizers of Kogi State wing of “Take It Back Movement” to reconsider their planned protest and give government more time to fix the nation’s battered economy.
He gave the advice during the weekend, when the group visited him in his office in respect of the planned October 1 Nationwide Protest.
Rather than embarking on the planned protest, the commissioner of Police sought an interactive engagement with the group, with a view to charting positive way that will bring about positive development in the nation.
The CP further stated that, he called for the engagement meeting in response to their Letter received Yesterday Friday 27Th September, 2024.
Reacting to the letter addressed to the Commissioner, Onuoha affirmed the group’s right to peaceful protest as enshrined in the extant laws, but warned against hoodlums taking advantage of them to cause mayhem in the state.
avoid playing into the hands of disgruntled elements and or hoodlums and to avoid or prevent them from highjacking the process and unleashing mayhem on innocent citizens, destruction of their properties as well as damage of critical infrastructure which will inturn have serious adverse/negative impact on the Nation’s economy.
The leader of the group, Mose Opeyemi, assured the CP that as enlightened and law-abiding Youths in Kogi State, they accepted his advice as a father and promised to remain committed to the peace, progress and development of the State.
He further stated that the Executive and Members of the Group will meet to deliberate on all the issues raised by the CP and come up with a reasonable resolution regarding their participation in the planned protest.
He, on behalf of the Group commended the CP for the constructive engagement which has gone alone way to enlighten them on their responsibilities as Youths who are Leaders of tomorrow and vanguard for development.
Present at the meeting were DCP Chike Louis Nwabuwa, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Department of Operations and his Assistant, ACP Aigbe Aghahowa, SP William Ovye Aya, PPRO, SP Emmanuel Abogonye, 2ic SID/OC Monitoring Unit and DSP Christopher Okoebor, PA to CP,
Others include Mose Opeyemi, Coordinator, Oloruntoba Segun, Muhammed Abdul, Ande Joel, Michael John, Musa Matthew, Usman Alfa, Mohammed Usman Ahmed, Ibrahim Shaibu, and Adama Shaibu.
