The Rivers State Police Command has denied allegations that it intentionally withdrew the Police orderly attached to Justice Mrs. Augusta Kingsley Chukwu.
The Command, in a statement issued by its spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, explained that the orderly was among officers deployed to Anambra State for the off-cycle gubernatorial election alongside other personnel.
She debunked allegations that the action was targeted at a particular individual or the judiciary at large, explaining that what occurred was simply a routine operational requirement affecting multiple personnel.
Iringe-Koko described the allegation that Justice Chukwu’s Police orderly was intentionally withdrawn as a total misrepresentation of facts.
The Police assured that upon their return from national assignment, the affected officers would return to their duty posts.
“The Rivers State Police Command wishes to address a recent social media report falsely alleging the withdrawal of the Police orderly assigned to Hon. Justice Mrs. Augusta Kingsley Chukwu. The command unequivocally refutes this misrepresentation and provides the following clarification:
“The Officer was among those on emergency call for deployment to Anambra State for the off-cycle gubernatorial election, with other police personnel, a routine operational requirement affecting multiple personnel, not exclusive to the judiciary.
“Upon their return, the officer(s) will immediately return to their duty posts.
“This action was not targeted at a particular judge or judiciary as we are all partners in the administration of criminal justice and the importance of our role to adequately provide security for our judges while discharging their duties.
“The deployment was a legitimate national assignment. We remain steadfast in safeguarding all members of the judiciary and the entire good people of our dear Rivers State with integrity,” the statement read.
Naijaonpoint understands the clarification follows an allegation by a group known as Society for Rule of Law in Nigeria (SRLN), which had earlier described the alleged withdrawal of a police orderly assigned to the Rivers judge as a disturbing attempt to intimidate the judiciary and undermine the rule of law.
The group also alleged that the judge recently delivered a judgment against the Nigeria Police Force in suit number PHC/1785/CR/2024, which angered the police hierarchy.
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