The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has just disclosed that the Nigerian Police Force no longer require his appearance at any station, but to respond to his ongoing allegations in writing within 48 hours.
This is following the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo’s crucial meeting with the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris; the Director General of the State Security Service, Lawal Daura; and the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami over Saraki’s crisis. Read here
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The Senate president, however, stated this development on his Twitter page: “Following my earlier tweet, I have received the letter from @PoliceNG. They are no longer asking me to appear at any station, but to respond in writing to the allegations within 48 hours — which I plan to do.”
I have just informed my ADC to get the letter of invitation from @PoliceNG in respect of the allegations raised yesterday — so that I can immediately honour the alleged invitation.
— Bukola Saraki (@bukolasaraki) June 4, 2018
Following my earlier tweet, I have received the letter from @PoliceNG. They are no longer asking me to appear at any station, but to respond in writing to the allegations within 48 hours — which I plan to do.
— Bukola Saraki (@bukolasaraki) June 4, 2018
It will be recalled that the Police invited Saraki to the Force Intelligence Response Team office at Guzape, Abuja, so he can “answer allegations indicting him from confessions of five gang leaders.”
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The five gang leaders who were part of a dozen armed robbers who killed 33 people in a wide-ranging robbery operation in Offa, Kwara State, in April have confessed that they are being sponsored with firearms, money and operational vehicles by the Senate President Bukola Saraki and Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State.