Police Invitation is a Mere Political Game, Says Saraki

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has stated that the invitation to him by the Police to report to a station in Guzape over the Offa robbery investigation is a mere afterthought which is designed to achieve political purpose.

Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, stated that he has it on good authority that the Police had already decided on the suspects to arraign in court in Ilorin, Kwara State on Wednesday based on the advice of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Mohammed U.E. and that the turn around to invite him was a ploy aimed at scoring cheap political points.

" I have been reliably informed that the police invitation was planned by IG as a ploy to stop an alleged plan by some Senators and House of Representatives members from defecting from the All Progressives Congress (APC). It was also said that if I was detained between Tuesday and Wednesday, that will abort the so-called defection plan.

"While I continue to maintain that the issue of my position on the 2019 elections is not a personal decision for me alone to make, it should be noted that all these concoctions and evil plot cannot deter me. Those behind this fresh assault will fail as I have nothing to do with the robbery incident or any criminal matter for that matter.

"I am aware that following a request made by the Police on June 13, 2018 to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) of the Fedeeation had written a legal advice dated June 22, 2018, in which he stated on page 5, paragraph (f) that "For the Senate President and the Kwara State Governor, this office is unable to establish from the evidence in the interim report a nexus between the alleged office and the suspects".

"The Police have obviously corrupted and politicized their investigations into the Offa robbery incident. They have turned it into an instrument for the party in power to suppress perceived opponents, witchunt issue for blackmailing people from freely choosing which platform on which they want to pursue their ambition and a matter for harassing the people whose exit from APC would harm the chances of the party in the forthcoming elections.

" I want to make it apparent that I have no hand in either the robbery incident or any criminal acitivity. The Police in their haste to embarrass me sent the invitation to me at 8pm and requested that I report to the station by 8am tomorrow morning. This obviously demonstrated their desperation as I do not see why they are now in a hurry.

"They also stated in today's letter that because in my response of June 7, 2018 to their own letter written on June 4, 2018, I stated that I was responding simply to the contents of the letter and that the full text of the statement made by the arrested suspects which they claimed indicted me was not made available to me, they were now including the suspects statements in the current letter. Yet, instead of including the suspects' statements, they only attached two copies of my own letter to the invitation. No suspects statement was made available.

"This plot aimed at compelling me and my associates to stay in a party where members are criminalised without just cause, where injustice is perpetrated at the highest level and where there is no respect for constitutionalism is an exercise in futility and it will fail.

"Once again, my confidence in God and our judicial system remains intact and unshaken. The truth shall also prevail in this case", he stated.

Signed
Yusuph Olaniyonu
Special Adviser (Media and Publicity) to the Senate President

Only in Nigeria

What a dump of a country ! A country where the police is a joke and reduced to mere political tools? How then do you expect them to secure lives and property ?

Relocate if you can and forget Nigeria

We know that already!.....This oloriburuku government just keep sinking lower and lower to the abyss by the day!!...Just because Saraki wouldn't submit to the whims and caprice of the terrorist in aso rock!!..

Supreme court failed now it is back to the randy IGP Mr transmission who couldn't make a coordinated match past nor salute to display his stupidity again!!

Where is Adikwu the arrowhead of the robbery...Was Adikwu sponsored by Saraki??.

The terrorist in aso rock is about to disgrace himself again!!.

Will you shut up and go and answer to your alleged crime!

Notatribalist:
thanks a lot dear..they are really loser.

You are Welcome my person.

sonofoluku:

Go and clear your name if you have nothing to hide.Why were you in a hurry to visit Offa if you had nothing to hide Go and clear your name.If the police establishes evidence that you aided Offa robbery by arming those thugs and providing funds directly or indirectly ,you will be tried and executed.

Thanks and God bless you for this.

Bunique:

Not everything should be about politics. people are being invited or carried away to the police station daily so it is a police routine which i guess saraki is not above. besides we are talking about a robbery incident that claimed lifes. so anything to unravel the crime is welcomed

Very sensible post.

Notatribalist:
don't mind him,ordinary invitation he's already playing the victim card.more surprising is the fact that some fools are supporting him.SMH

We have a couple of them here.
Thank God we still have sensible people here also.
People like you bro.
RESPECT TO ALL THE SENSIBLE YOUTH OUT HERE ON THE FORUM AND IN NIGERIA AT LARGE!

We already knew. Political coercion.

In as much that am not a fan of saraki, the nigeria police under the its current leadership can be rank as worst in history

I SWEAR THIS SAI BARBER IS MAD! A BIG CORRUPT AND HYPOCRITE S THAT WANT RE-ELECTION BY ALL MEANS. THUNDER FIRE AM WITH HIS HEAD SLAMMING ZOMBIES.

This hot and cold political pursuit of saraki when will it end?? anyway they should help us finish his political career abeg, we need change in kwara.

Ok

What a shame! This is what governance has been reduced to in my country. I can’t say I feel sorry for Saraki. He brought this upon himself by deciding to dine with the devil in 2015.

Only God can save him now.

A certain guy posted "ladies are like scratch cards use them and throw away"
I replied him " which network is your mum"?
From that day I no longer see his posts nor comments
.
when I check him in my list he blocked me
Have I said bad ?

Plsssss spare us all these, u were involved indirectly so it doesn't make u a saint, because its not News how u funded these thugs for your political gain when u needed them.

Saraki is a snake, its an affront to snakes sef, cos this man is worse, he's not even a Double Agent, he's an agent of the Devil, he's treacherous, disloyal and very untrustworthy, how can any sane mind want this kinda person in the corridors of power.

As usual he will play on the minds of gullible Nigerians to gain sympathy to make this seem like a witch hunt.

pity political thugs


Girls have this tendency of slapping guys when they are mad. Do not try that white movie thing on me I will hospitalize you

Which Police in the world writes anybody, never mind the honourable President of the Senate a letter by 8pm on Monday and ask him to report by 8am on Tuesday?

it is instructive to also learn that the police is going against the advice of the public prosecutor to hatch this plan which is aimed at nothing but to intimidate Saraki

Buhari's government is a mafia organisation full stop! Its a protection racket. Agree with the government? get a free pass! Disgree with the government? then you get all soughts of problems with Institutions of State! This is the worst form of corruption.

IGP Ibrahim Idris will one day account for his stewardship because one day even Buhari too will surely come to past!

And that VP who calls himself a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Pastor of the Church of God sits there and play the ostrich. No protest no resignation from the VP while this injustice goes on!

post=69646115:
Will you shut up and go and answer to your alleged crime!

Guy, relax abeg, Saraki is old enough to be your father na, haba, show some decorum while talking to him.

Azukwara gi azu

ridwanomooba:
Police Invitation is a Mere Political Game, Says Saraki

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has stated that the invitation to him by the Police to report to a station in Guzape over the Offa robbery investigation is a mere afterthought which is designed to achieve political purpose.

Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, stated that he has it on good authority that the Police had already decided on the suspects to arraign in court in Ilorin, Kwara State on Wednesday based on the advice of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Mohammed U.E. and that the turn around to invite him was a ploy aimed at scoring cheap political points.

" I have been reliably informed that the police invitation was planned by IG as a ploy to stop an alleged plan by some Senators and House of Representatives members from defecting from the All Progressives Congress (APC). It was also said that if I was detained between Tuesday and Wednesday, that will abort the so-called defection plan.

"While I continue to maintain that the issue of my position on the 2019 elections is not a personal decision for me alone to make, it should be noted that all these concoctions and evil plot cannot deter me. Those behind this fresh assault will fail as I have nothing to do with the robbery incident or any criminal matter for that matter.

"I am aware that following a request made by the Police on June 13, 2018 to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) of the Fedeeation had written a legal advice dated June 22, 2018, in which he stated on page 5, paragraph (f) that "For the Senate President and the Kwara State Governor, this office is unable to establish from the evidence in the interim report a nexus between the alleged office and the suspects".

"The Police have obviously corrupted and politicized their investigations into the Offa robbery incident. They have turned it into an instrument for the party in power to suppress perceived opponents, witchunt issue for blackmailing people from freely choosing which platform on which they want to pursue their ambition and a matter for harassing the people whose exit from APC would harm the chances of the party in the forthcoming elections.

" I want to make it apparent that I have no hand in either the robbery incident or any criminal acitivity. The Police in their haste to embarrass me sent the invitation to me at 8pm and requested that I report to the station by 8am tomorrow morning. This obviously demonstrated their desperation as I do not see why they are now in a hurry.

"They also stated in today's letter that because in my response of June 7, 2018 to their own letter written on June 4, 2018, I stated that I was responding simply to the contents of the letter and that the full text of the statement made by the arrested suspects which they claimed indicted me was not made available to me, they were now including the suspects statements in the current letter. Yet, instead of including the suspects' statements, they only attached two copies of my own letter to the invitation. No suspects statement was made available.

"This plot aimed at compelling me and my associates to stay in a party where members are criminalised without just cause, where injustice is perpetrated at the highest level and where there is no respect for constitutionalism is an exercise in futility and it will fail.

"Once again, my confidence in God and our judicial system remains intact and unshaken. The truth shall also prevail in this case", he stated.

Signed
Yusuph Olaniyonu
Special Adviser (Media and Publicity) to the Senate President

Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely!!! APC is desperate!!!

kunmiiii:
Plsssss spare us all these, u were involved indirectly so it doesn't make u a saint, because its not News how u funded these thugs for your political gain when u needed them.

Saraki is a snake, its an affront to snakes sef, cos this man is worse, he's not even a Double Agent, he's an agent of the Devil, he's treacherous, disloyal and very untrustworthy, how can any sane mind want this kinda person in the corridors of power.

As usual he will play on the minds of gullible Nigerians to gain sympathy to make this seem like a witch hunt.

Shut up if you don't have something meaningful to say.

Please Saraki hasten the creation of State Police

Is it not clear even to the blind that Bubu got no integrity!

konfused:



Guy, relax abeg, Saraki is old enough to be your father na, haba, show some decorum while talking to him.

Azukwara gi azu

The guy no respect him own father nah, how e wan respect another person father. Na descendant of Liar-mohammed, an APC mole on Nairaland. Madridguy and Sarki's cousin.

I wonder why the mods here are deleting negative comments about Saraki...All comments against him in the first page of the previous thread were deleted

It's a pity!

This regime is really bringing Nigeria down

Buhari at work again.He is pissed that Saraki outsmarted him by not falling for his bait

post=69646115:
Will you shut up and go and answer to your alleged crime!

Try to always pray to be in the light. The darkness around you is too much. Did you even bother to read the whole thread?

GistFullGround:
I am really not understanding Nigeria these days o


If I give someone a car as a gift and the person goes to rob with it, how is it my business?


If I give someone money as a gift and the person uses it to sponsor terrorism, how is it my business?


Why has the Nigerian Police turned itself into an object of mockery?


Why is Nigeria turning into an unlawful state?

dumb one from you!

A car is not a weapon and as such possessing it without license is not illegal...

How can you compare a car with a gun?

How did Nigeria end up with people like you as youths?

If you give a man who isn't authorized to possess a gun, a gun, for your political gains and he commits other crimes with it,...man, you are an accomplice!

The senate president should please do the needful by honouring the police invitation. Besides, i would appreciate if the authority involved would treat this case with sincerity and devoid of politics.