Aluu Four and the Lies of the Police (1)
For whatever the reason is, the truth is that the society hardly believes the Police. It is not for nothing. Not much truth comes from them. While seeking to exonerate itself from blame in the murder of the UNIPORT undergraduates by a mob, the Police Spokesman, Mr Frank Mba claimed that when the Police got to the scene of the lynching, the mob repelled them by pelting stones at them. Really? It is even more disappointing for the police to announce this excuse as reason for their failure to save the lives of those young men. Police were prevented from securing lives because of just stones. Yes, stones! So what if it was bullets? Were those Policemen not trained on quelling riots? What happened to their teargas canisters often used to disperse crowd? What happened to firing into the air to scare away the gathering mob? What happened to firing rubber bullets? The Police just revel in telling cheap and silly lies. Remember the Apo six?
For whatever the reason is, the truth is that the society hardly believes the Police. It is not for nothing. Not much truth comes from them. While seeking to exonerate itself from blame in the murder of the UNIPORT undergraduates by a mob, the Police Spokesman, Mr Frank Mba claimed that when the Police got to the scene of the lynching, the mob repelled them by pelting stones at them. Really? It is even more disappointing for the police to announce this excuse as reason for their failure to save the lives of those young men. Police were prevented from securing lives because of just stones. Yes, stones! So what if it was bullets? Were those Policemen not trained on quelling riots? What happened to their teargas canisters often used to disperse crowd? What happened to firing into the air to scare away the gathering mob? What happened to firing rubber bullets? The Police just revel in telling cheap and silly lies. Remember the Apo six?
Anyway, an elder sister of one of the victims, Miss Ibisobia Elkanah, who was at the scene, gave a graphic account of how the Police arrived the scene, addressed the mob, and one of them advised them to burn the victims alive. One of the arrested suspects, David Ugbaje further confirmed that one of the Policemen actually joined in the beating of the boys. I hear the policeman in question has been identified and fired. But he must now join the suspects being prosecuted for murder. Mr Inspector General of Police, over to you!
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