By Chizoba Ogbeche
Abuja
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Suleiman Abba, has ordered a full-scale investigation into the shooting incident on February 17, 2015, at the campaign rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Okrika, Rivers state.
Abba in a press statement by the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Emmanuel Ojukwu, regretted the death of one policeman and the serious bullet injury sustained by three others in the course of providing safety in the electoral process.
He directed the Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 6, Calabar, AIG Johnson Tunde Ogunshakin, to take over the investigation and promptly bring to book all the perpetrators, conspirators as well as their sponsors.
The police boss further directed a judicious prosecution of suspects arrested in connection with violence across the country, noting that despite serious warnings and interfaces with political actors, acts of violence have continued.
The IGP restated the resolve and commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to continue to provide an impartial level playing ground for all political parties to sell their manifestos and woo the electorate.
He commiserated with families of the slain officer and the injured, just as he wished the injured officers speedy recovery and return to national duty.
