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Speaker 1: Lagos State Police Command of the Nigeria Police Force, in

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a very long press statement over its alleged false armed

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robbery accusation and detaining of a said miner quadri us

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off for Larbie, claimed it acted on the basis of

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thorough investigation, but in its long statement on Saturday, the

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police command could not state any substance or reasonability linking

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the said minor to the crime. Even when the police

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command claimed some members of the Amukoko community that identified

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the suspected armed robbers and street fighters were robbed of

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their belongings. This could have offered the police the opportunity

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to know if the suspected persons were rightful or wrongful,

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because in the course of investigation, the police is expected

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to have been able to present or state one or

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two of the stolen items that was found in possession

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or connection of the arrested suspects. But judging from the

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police statement shows the police did not do its work. Instead,

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it shifted its responsibility to the court by the us

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us hacking group of apparent innocent people to the court

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for the court to decide for itself if the suspects

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are really what the police think they are. For the

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purpose of clarification. No matter the large numbers of people

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who may have made allegations against a particular person or persons,

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the investigative officer, either a journalist, intelligence or police officer,

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must consider such statements or accusations as hypothetical or tentative

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statements that could be proved right or wrong after empirical

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validations of facts. Because human beings can conspire together in

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large numbers to make false allegations knowingly and unknowingly against

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a person or persons for a reason best known to them. Also,

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criminally minded people do lobby or coordinate people to deliberately

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make false accusations against their perceived enemy or enemies. This

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may explain why an investigative officer must be above board

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in the course of investigation by thus coming out with

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substance or reasonability beyond mere statements. Details of the Lagos

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State Police Command press releases signed and made available by

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its spokesperson Benjamin Hunde and reads herbatim below. The Lagos

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State Police Command is aware of public concerns surrounding the

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case of a Larvae Quadri, an eighteen year old who

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was remanded to correctional service following his involvement in violent

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attacks public disturbance causing extensive damage to public and private

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properties and injuries to persons standing by in the Amukoko

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area of Lagos State earlier this year two on January

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twenty second, twenty twenty five, to be precise, a serious

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breach of public peace and extensive damage to public and

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private properties occurred in Amukoko when groups of youths engaged

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in violent confrontations that escalated into street fights for all,

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causing widespread violence, panic and chaos. During the chaos, a

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number of innocent passersby were reported to have been robbed

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and injured. Three. In response, police officers of the command

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immediately launched an investigation into the incident. More crucial information

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was provided by members of the community, some of whom

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witnessed the incident and recognized several individuals involved. Victims of

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the robbery also came forward to give statements and positively

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identified the perpetrators. Four. Following a thorough and transparent investigation,

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a Larbe Quadry and four others were arrested and charged

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to court in connection with the crime. The suspects were

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remanded by the court to a correctional facility pending the

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conclusion of legal proceedings in the matter. Five, The Lagos

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State Police Command undoubtedly reiterates its commitment to upholding the

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rule of law to insure justice in all matters and

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also ensuring the safety and security of all residents. All

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police actions taken in this case have been in the

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laid down processes and in accordance with due process procedures

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and based on credible evidence gathered during the investigation. Six,

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We urge the public to remain calm and allow the

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judicial process to take its course and be fully exhausted

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in the case. The Command remains open to engaging with

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the general public, opinion groups and community stakeholders to transparently

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clarify every concern and insure justice is served fairly and transparently.

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Its statutory procedure in the criminal justice system and codes.

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The police actions terminate where matters are taken to court. Seven.

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Members of the general public in Lagos State are enjoined

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to stay calm and peaceful and allow peace to reign

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to insure justice for all. The police stated. In a

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swift reaction, Barrister and Nibehey Effion condemned the police statements

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and accused the police of spreading fake news in a

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failed bid to cover its atrocious frame up of the

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freed Quadria Larbe. A Nibahey, in a press statement, stated

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that our attention has been drawn to a false and

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provocative statement issued by the Lagos State Police Command in

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which the command unsuccessfully attempted to mislead the public on

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the fabricated case they initiated against Quadria Larbe. The statement

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is not only laughable, it is ridiculous. It is embarrassing

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to see the police spread disinformation and fague news about

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an innocent Nigerian child. Nigerians will note that in our

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previous statements, we disclosed that our client was abducted by

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two area boys named Liege and Barbara Warris while he

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was on his way home from work and dumped at

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the Amukoko Divisional Police Station. These same area boys and

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their cohorts have been been harassing our clients since twenty

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twenty three in their effort to extort their share of

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the donations made to him after he stood in front

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of the convoy of Mista Peter Hoby. In its statement,

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the police claimed that Quadri was arrested in connection with

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street fighting. They also claimed that some properties were damaged,

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and that some persons were also robbed. According to the police,

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Quadry was identified by some people in the community and

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by the victims. First, we wish to restate that Quadrie

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is not eighteen years old, as mischievously parroted by the police.

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He is seventeen, as contained in his birth certificate and

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attested to by his mother. He was born on the

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twenty ninth day of September two thousand and seven. Second,

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Quadry was not involved in street fighting and did not

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rob anyone. He also did not damage anyone’s property. Third,

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there was no time that our client was identified by

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any victim of the alleged crimes. The police should tell

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the public when and where the identification was done and

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the method used. How was Quadry identified by the alleged

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victims when no identification parade was conducted as required by law,

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given that the alleged offenses were said to have been

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committed at about ten p m. Fourth, the police in

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their statements said that our client was arrested, but they

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failed to state who exactly arrested him and the place

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he was arrested. Their silence on these key points is

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quite revealing. Six, the so called casemates of Quadria adults

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who are not known to him. The police failed to

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disclose the relationship or connection between Quadrie and the four

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adults who were remanded along with him. We should also

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state for the records that the police had detained Quadriy

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for about a week in the police cell before unlawfully

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taking him before a magistrate for remand. It is the

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law that once the permissible constitutional limit for detaining a

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suspect has passed, a subsequent order of remand cannot cure

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the infringement. It is preposterous that despite the legal advice

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issued by the learned Director of Public Prosecutions DPP, Lagos

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State exonerating Quadri and his subsequent discharge by the court,

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the Legos State Police Command, rather than exhude remorse, has

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chosen the ignoble path of double us down on its

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acts of perfidy, shamelessness, lawlessness and are to contempt for

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justice and the truth. We condemn this gross act of

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recklessness and irresponsibility by the police. By taking this path,

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the Nigeria Police Force is reminding the country that it

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is very far from redemption. We shall meet the Commissioner

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of Police c polihunder mahoun Jimo, the DPO of Amukoko,

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CS polaniaran Ismaila O, the IPO Inspector Odibey Samuel and

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others in the court in the coming days to seek

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redress and adequate compensation for Quadri. We will also file

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a formal complaint with the Police Service Commission against the

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lawless DPO of Amukoko. Nigeria is our country. We will

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not allow agents of impunity to get away with such

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abominable oppression of a Nigerian child. A nibihe Efion stated

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on Saturday. We have reported that the former governor of

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a Namor State and the presidential candidate of Labor Party

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in the last concluded Nigeria general elections, Peter Obi, has

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met with the detained miner Quadri Yusifer Labi, an underage

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child who spent months in prison after some men of

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the Nigeria Police Force allegedly conspired together with some members

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of the Amukoko community in Lagos State and fabricated armed

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robbery allegations against the said seventeen years old little boy

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who came into fame at the wee hours to the

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twenty twenty three presidential elections when He stood boldly with

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his two hands widely opened in front of the convoy

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of the then Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi. This

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a Larbi, who was discharged and freed by a Lagos

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magistrate caught on April seventeenth, twenty twenty five, had spent

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nearly three months at the Medium Security Custodial Center in

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Kirrikiriri after being falsely accused of armed robbery, a charge

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which the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions later found

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to be baseless. Hoossas walk On Lady printed new preneeds

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in a more digital ware