Youths decry indiscriminate arrests by police

THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Youth Vanguard, Ajaokuta Local Council chapter has called on the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba and the state commissioner of police to retrain it’s officers in intelligent gathering and thorough investigation rather than embarked on indiscriminate arrest, which he noted as a gross violation of the fundamental rights of the people.

   They also challenged the police boss to‎ put a stop to the indiscriminate arrest of law-abiding members of the party in the area.

   The group threatened to seek legal action if the police failed to halt this action.

   Addressing a press conference Wednesday in Lokoja, President of the organisation in Ajaokata, Irikiti James Irikiti, decried the indiscriminate arrest of some members of the PDP in Ajaokuta over a petition written by a serving House of Representatives member from the area, Mohammed Sadiq on the alleged kidnap of his mother.

   According to him, three of their members namely; James John, Mohammed Gabriel and Ibrahim Isah were arrested in their various wards without any known charge.

   He said the kidnap of his mother cannot be linked to the party since they all belong to the PDP.

   Irikiti added that “This was not the first time people were being kidnapped in Kogi State,” adding that in all the cases the police and other law enforcement agents were allowed to do their job professionally and the victims were freed.