DIG shielding my Private Secretary's murderers - Oshiomhole

The Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomole, has called for the dismissal of the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department, Peter Gana, who supervised the investigation into the murder of his Private Secretary, Olaitan Oyerinde.
Oshiomole made the call on Thursday while delivering a key note address at the launch of the Code of Conduct and Professional Standard for officers and men of the Nigeria Police at the International Conference Centre in Abuja.
The Vice President, Architect Namadi Sambo, represented President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan at the event.
Oshiomhole alleged that Gana conducted a shoddy investigation into the death of Oyerinde.
He described the investigation as “police magic” and alleged that the DIG was shielding the persons who murdered his private secretary.
Oshiomole therefore expressed his displeasure at the investigation, appealing to the Presidency to intervene in the matter and fish out the real killers of Oyerinde.
Oshiomhole said: “I am aggrieved.
“I am aggrieved over the murder of my private secretary and the way in which it was trivialised.
“I am saying it knowing that the Vice President is here.
“My secretary was murdered in cold blood and you dispatched a DIG to supervise that investigation.
“A DIG is a sufficiently senior officer.
“They came to Benin and they did what Fela (Ransome-Kuti) would have called police magic.”
Oshiomhole said the police displayed unprofessionalism when an innocent civil rights activist, David Ugolor, was arrested and detained over the gruesome murder of Oyerinde for two months without trial and in disobedience of a court order.
He therefore urged the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, to dismiss the DIG for allegedly conspiring with other officers on the murder case.
He said: “At the end, they went for a civil rights activist and charged him for the offence of murder.
“The DIG, Force CID, has a case to answer.
“It is either he is guilty of conspiracy to murder or is guilty of conspiracy to shield murderers or both.
“In which case he cannot wear his police uniform.
“He must be dismissed.
“The DIG Force Investigation has no business wearing the police uniform.
“If I as a governor cannot get justice over the murder of my private secretary, what will happen to the anonymous Nigerian?
“The country cannot be reduced to a banana republic.
“I owe it the responsibility to get justice for Olaitan and if I don’t tell the truth, God should take my life.”
Earlier in his speech, the governor had called for the scrapping of the Police Affairs Ministry, stating that the ministry is a duplication of responsibility, as it is performing the functions of the Police Service Commission.
He also identified impunity as being the problem of Nigeria and the police.
He therefore called for collaborative efforts to stamp out the malaise, which, according to him, has become a norm in the country.
In his response, Abubakar assured the governor that the police under his leadership will ensure that all Nigerians get justice.
The IGP also said the murder case is still being investigated and the result will be made public soon.
In his reaction to Oshiomhole’s call for the scrapping of the Police Affiars Ministry, Navy Captain Caleb Olubolade, who heads the Ministry, said Nigeria is not the first country to have a Police Affairs Ministry and therefore urged Nigerians to see the good work the ministry is doing as the positive changes are evident in the Force.
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, who gave a goodwill message at the event, praised the IGP and the officers and men of the police for doing their best despite the challenges of underfunding and lack of infrastructure for the police.