Why I Refused To Honour Police Invitation – Saraki

Senate President Bukola Saraki has stated his reasons for not appearing in person at the station of the Nigerian Police Force in Guzape, Abuja over Offa robbery case that brought his name in the list if suspects.

The Senate President through his spokesman, Yusuph Olaniyonu said that he has duly acknowledged the invitation of the Police in his letter transmitted to them in June.

Saraki also noted that all the issues and questions raised in the police invitation were answered via the letter dispatched to the police in response.

He further that after answering all the questions raised by the police in his letter, he did not believe that there was any further need for him to go to the police personally.

The Senate President added that he believed that his letter to the police was enough, hence there was no need for him to go personally to the police for the same issue.

However, the Force Spokesman, Ag. DCP Jimoh Moshood reacted to the statement of refusal by the Senate President, tagging it as ‘disrespectful’.

“We are treating it as a disrespect to the law and we are going to take appropriate action to ensure that he complies with the rule of law because nobody is above the law.

“The position of the law is that anybody that was alleged of an offence must make himself present.

“He has sent a written statement to the investigation team and it was not satisfactory. There are lots of grey areas that needs to be cleared and that is why he is being invited.

“The investigators have been directed to take all actions within the ambit of the law to ensure that there is compliance with the law because the bottom
line is that we have a case that can stand the test of trial against the Senate President and we don’t want people to politicize criminality. He was indicted based on the confession of five principal suspects in Offa robbery,”Moshood stated.