Police arrests arrest fake CSP, 14 others over raid on Justice Odili’s residence
The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday, November 11, disclosed that one fake Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP Lawrence Ajojo, and 14 others have been arrested for allegedly invading the residence of Justice Mary Odili in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Recall that the residence of Justice Odili was invaded by armed men on October 29, 2021.
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, subsequently ordered an investigation into the invasion; vowing that the perpetrators must be brought to book.
During the parade on Thursday, November 11, at the Force Criminal Investigation Department, Garki, Abuja the Spokesperson, Commissioner of Police, CP Frank Mba said the suspects involved in the raid on Justice Odili came from different professional backgrounds such as journalism, banking, law enforcement, and law.
The incident drew criticisms from many quarters; including the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State; and human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, among others.
Wike had given the Federal Government a 48-hour ultimatum to get the perpetrators and claimed that the incident was an assassination attempt.
“We think that there is an attempt to assassinate Justice Mary Odili, the husband and members of the family; there are no two ways about it. If they had succeeded, all the Federal Government would have told us (is that); we will get to the bottom of the matter because that has always been the normal language,” Wike said during a press conference in Abuja on October 31.
“The issue here has nothing to do with the Attorney General, we are happy he said he is not aware. We said, okay since you are not aware, we are giving you 48 hours to tell us who is responsible.”
The NBA had also called on the Federal Government to set up a panel to probe the siege; describing it as an assault on the judiciary.
“The grave implications of this possibility; leave a lot to be desired,” the president of the NBA, Olumide Akpata, said in a statement.
