…Says helicopter use is weapon of intimidation by Adams Oshiomhole
Edo State branch of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris of impunity for allegedly deploying police helicopter for the private use of former Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.
The PDP alleged that the use of police helicopter by Oshiomhole to hover around Edo North Senatorial district before finally landing in his Iyamoh-country home constitutes a weapon of intimidation by the erstwhile governor, powered by the nation’s Inspector General of police.
In a statement at the weekend, signed by its Publicity Secretary, Mr. Chris Osa Nehikhare, condemning the action, Edo PDP said the following:
On Saturday December 29, 2018, a police helicopter was observed hovering around Edo North Senatorial district menacingly. From Afuze in Owan West to Agenebode in Etsako East and finally to Iyamoh in Etsako West. It’s VIP passenger was Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of APC.
This is the height of impunity. It is totally unacceptable that the Inspector General of Police, IGP, will in this period of serious security breaches in the North East and some states in the North West and North Central of the country, deploy the use of police helicopters to politicians, Adams Oshiomhole specifically instead of using them for patrols to safe guard life and property of Nigerians in these regions.
The aim of the low flying helicopter was to intimidate the improvised and hapless people of Edo North senatorial district as the general election is approaching.
Adams Oshiomhole powered by the IGP has begun the intimidating campaign, one of the devious and dubious ways they believe they can use to achieve their aim of writing results in the upcoming elections as they know that they have been rejected by majority of Nigerians as a result of their abysmal performance as a government and catastrophic behavior exhibited by their national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole!
We use this opportunity to advise the IGP not to allow himself to be used and stop deployment of tax payers funded helicopters to members of the ruling party especially its National chairman few weeks to a general election. It is unacceptable, unprofessional and exposes the police to ridicule.
We trust that this will be the last time!
