Group Demands Release Of Detained Ijaw Activist

Ijaw People’s Development Initiative (IPDI) has demanded the unconditional merchandise of ‘General’ Godstime Ogidigba who was arrested by the constabulary officers attached to the zonal office of Zone 5.

The group, successful a connection signed by its nationalist president, the elder advocator of Niger Delta struggle, Comrade Ozobo Austin, described his apprehension arsenic illegal, barbaric and provocative. helium said Ogidigba who was 1 clip elder peculiar adjunct to the politician of Edo State can’t beryllium a weapon runner and kidnapper.

The Senior Advocate of the Niger Delta conflict (SANDS), said the petitioners were radical of questionable characters, known for kidnapping, weapon moving and sidesplitting of guiltless Ijaw radical successful Edo State.

The radical urged the AIG portion 5 and commissioner of constabulary Edo State to disregard specified petitions emanating from transgression elements and instantly escaped the nationalist person of the 3rd signifier statesmanlike Amnesty programme.

IPDI emphasised that Ogidigba is simply a law-abiding national of Nigeria and has been awarded nationalist appointments by the erstwhile politician of Edo State, stating that if General Ogidigba were not a Person of bully grounds and reputation, helium wouldn’t person been fixed specified appointments.

They alleged that his apprehension is politically motivated by those who were opposed to his triumph successful the conscionable concluded Third signifier nationalist election, wherever helium emerged arsenic the nationalist chairman.

The radical is calling connected the AIG of the Nigeria Police Force, Zone 5, to effect the contiguous merchandise of General Godstime Ogidigba to avert rising hostility successful the Niger Delta.

They besides accused the constabulary of being a instrumentality successful the hands of radical with questionable characters who person been a menace to society.

“The IPO and the OC successful complaint of the section of General probe handling the substance were the aforesaid officers that went to Inikorogha successful 2023 to apprehension the petitioners lone for them to tally retired of the authorities for implicit a twelvemonth until they returned erstwhile this contiguous authorities assumed office.

Both officers were successful the Edo State Police CID section, earlier they were transferred to Zone 5.

They knew everything astir the case, yet allowed themselves to beryllium compromised by these transgression elements”.