Police Inspector General, Alkali Usman said the invaders of justice Mrs Mary Odili's home had been arrested~details below
Police Inspector General, Alkali Usman said the invaders of justice Mrs Mary Odili's home had been arrested~details below
According to report the undisclosed security men who invaded the residence of Supreme Court judge, Justice Mary Odili were said to have been arrested, the Inspector General of Police (IG) Alkali Usman confirmed this report.
Alkali Usman during an interview at a two-day capacity building workshop for security operatives in Lagos and Ogun organised by the Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Zone Two, held at Victoria Island, Lagos. The Nations report.
The Supreme Court Justice Mrs Mary Odili’s residence was on Friday night raided by armed security operatives for reasons yet to be disclosed.
But the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubarkar Malami (SAN), Department of State Services (DSS) and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), all denied any involvement in the invasion, Nigerians have reacted in condemnation of the insolence act.
Meanwhile the IG on Monday, disclosed that an investigation into the incident had commenced and assured the perpetrators would be fished out and brought to justice.
In a statement by the IG he noted that “I have taken my time not to speak quickly on this issue to ensure that when I speak, I am able to give Nigerians information on what transpired or what has been done."
"To the best of my knowledge, we have been able to arrest the perpetrators and we are investigating the circumstances surrounding the invasion or siege on the judge’s residence.”
But the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has on Friday, October 29, denied ever raiding home of Justice Odili. "We did not carry out any operation in Justice Odili’s home, EFCC said.
According to the anti-crime agency, there is no truth in the news that Odili's home was invaded by EFCC operatives despite the evidence trending.