Police Order Arrest Of Officers That Raided Edwin Clark’s Residence

The Nigeria Police Force has ordered the immediate arrest of some of its officers who participated in the alleged raid on the residence of the leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, on Tuesday.

Reports had emerged that the police officers who allegedly raided Clark’s residence were  searching for illegal weapons.

The police, in a statement by Force PRO, Mr Jimoh Moshood, said they have since arrested five persons in connection with the “unauthorized” raid on the Niger Delta leader’s house in Abuja.

Mr Moshood equally said that the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the arrest of four other officers and an informant over the raid.

He denied Mr Idris’s knowledge of the raid said have been allegedly conducted by a police unit known as the IGP’s Special  Tactical Squad.

“The Inspector-General of Police is not aware and did not order the raid of the residence of the Elder Statesman, Chief Edwin Clark,” said the Force PRO, adding that “The outcome of the investigation will definitely be made public.”

Meanwhile, Mr Clark, in reaction to the alleged raid, has threatened legal action against the police.

 

Clark said, “At about 12:30 pm some people came to me that policemen were waiting for me, I asked, what for? They said they had a warrant to search my house. I asked them to come in.

“Some were outside and I learned they came with two vans.

“I asked them, do you know me? I am an old man going to 92, I have been a Federal Minister of Information, been a senator and you think that I’m piling weapons?

“I told them to go ahead with their search. They searched all the rooms but found nothing. They wrote their report and asked three of my people to sign and they left”, he said.

Clark added that, “This is a total embarrassment but nobody can intimidate me. They said they were from the IGP’s Special Tactical Squad. Well, I have consulted my lawyers.”