Police Names Officers Who Raided Clark’s House, Apologizes To Him

The Nigeria Police Force has released the names of the four officers who raided the Abuja resident of the Niger Delta elder, Chief Edwin Clark and the informant, even as the Force announced that a delegation led by a Deputy Inspector General of Police has been dispatched to apologize to him.

The police officers’names, as released by the Force Headquarters’ spokesman, Jimoh Moshood are ASP David Dominic, Inspectors Godwin Musa, Sada Abubakar, Yabo Paul and the informant Ismail Yakubu from Waru Village in Apo District, Abuja.

The statement said that the Officer who led the team has been queried and the three Inspectors are currently undergoing orderly trial for the appropriate punishment to be meted out on them.

The Force restated that the Inspector General of Police is not aware and did not order the raid of the residence of Chief Edwin Clark.

The statement said that the high powered delegation will apologize to the Edwin Clark over what it called “unauthorized, illegal and unprofessional misconduct in the Search of Chief Edwin Clark’s Residence in Asokoro, Abuja on the 4^th of September, 2018.

“The delegation was received by Chief Edwin Clark and the apology was accepted by him.

“The informant (suspect), Ismail Yakubu  – Informant from Waru Village, Apo District, Abuja will be arraigned in court this morning for giving false information and telling falsehood to mislead police action.”