During his visit to Anambra State, CP Aderemi Adeoye stated that while his command is working hard to restore normalcy, some influential individuals are working tirelessly to sabotage the efforts. This has resulted in recent security breaches, including attacks on police stations and cult-related killings in Awka.
The commissioner, who was represented by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the Criminal Investigation Department, DCP Akin Fakorede, said: “When those things that have happened over a period of time begin to happen again, the question people should ask is why?”
“Could you imagine that the cultists we arrested, charged to court, and got remanded in prison custody that some powerful locals are going to the judiciary to lobby to get them released? And some have been released. And they are the ones unleashing this mayhem again! That is number one.”
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“Two, you must have heard of the AK-47 we recently recovered from a suspect in Awada. What the suspect told us was that they procured it for him to engage in a showdown with a rival cult group. Now, if that AK-47 was not recovered or had joined the recent cult-related clash, could you imagine what the casualty level would have been?” he said.
The Police Commissioner revealed that three Beretta pistols were recovered from cultists in Ogidi and Ekwulobia within a few hours, which would have exacerbated the cult-related clash. He also questioned the motivations behind sabotaging security efforts and sponsoring crimes in society. However, he reassured that the police will continue to fight criminals.
“We are already going after the cultists; and if we find that anybody is subverting justice, or is subverting due process, to get the cultists off the hook, they will face the music, notwithstanding whether the person is in the judiciary or civil populace,” he said.
