Kogi Assembly crisis: IGP tasked to investigate role of police

Following the invasion and attack on the Kogi state House of Assembly by some suspected thugs on Tuesday, the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, has been called upon to set up a commission of enquiry to probe the role of his men.

Human rights activist and the Executive Director Centre for Human Rights and Conflict Resolution, Mr. Idris Miliki Abdul made the call in a statement made available to newsmen in Lokoja yesterday.

He wondered why policemen stationed at the state assembly complex to protect lawmakers performing their constitutional duties would be watching helplessly while thugs unleash mayhem, adding that with the present state of things in the state, no one is safe anymore.

Abdul therefore stressed the need for the ugly trend to be thoroughly investigated while those involved must be made to face the full wrath of the law to serve as deterrent to others, no matter their position in the police force.

He stressed that if those being paid with tax payers’ money to protect lives and property cannot carry out their responsibilities, something definitely must be wrong somewhere, insisting that the continuous breach of peace in the state can no longer be tolerated.

It further called on the state governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, to take decisive action to put a halt to incessant crises in the state, maintaining that the state cannot continue to swim in crises.

While enjoining the members of the state House of Assembly to remain united and continue to discharge their constitutional duties, ensuring separation of powers as enshrined in the constitution, the statement equally urged the citizens of the state to be vigilant and hold government accountable, where it fails to be alive to its responsibilities.