The Divisional Police Officer of the Ogudu
Police Division, Lagos State, Chioma
Ajunwa, on Monday attacked vendors
selling The PUNCH and other newspapers
in the Ogudu-Ojota area of Lagos State.
PUNCH Metro learnt that Ajunwa
confiscated the newspapers and ordered
that the men stop displaying the papers.
It was learnt that the DPO, an Olympic
Gold medalist, was reacting to an earlier
report by The PUNCH on the seizure of
some newspapers last week and the
demand for a N5,000 bail for the vendor
arrested.
PUNC H Metro had reported on Friday that
Ajunwa seized newspapers displayed at a
junction on the Ogudu-Ojota Road.
She was also reported to have arrested
one of the vendors, Idongesit Obot, who
slept behind the counter till the following
day.
The sum of N5,000 was allegedly
demanded for Obot’s bail, but N1,500 was
said to have been paid after much
persuasion with the Investigating Police
Officer.
A vendor, Aniekan Jackson, said Ajunwa
was angry at the report and swooped on
the vendors in the area on Monday.
He said, “She came very early this
morning (Monday), seizing our
newspapers. She also chased all the
vendors at the Ojota bus stop. She said
she does not want to see anybody here
again, adding that we should report again
to The PUNCH so that they can write
about her again.
“What do we do now? She said we should
rent shops. Are we going to stop selling
The PUNCH because of her? Or are we
going to rent shops for newspaper
business?”
The Police Public Relations Officer, Kenneth
Nwosu, had told our correspondent in the
Friday publication that the DPO’s action
was informed by the gridlock usually
caused by readers who crowded
newspaper stands every morning.
Nwosu had said Ajunwa raided the area
after several warnings did not yield any
result.
But a newspaper agent in Ojota, Arnold
Adekunle, faulted the police position,
saying if the DPO really wanted to sanitise
the area, she was supposed to work with
the local government area authorities.
Adekunle said, “The police said there had
been accident on the road because of
newspaper stands, how many accidents
have they recorded on the road? She is
just making up things. She wants to
assume the position of the local
government’s boss.”
Another vendor, who identified himself
simply as Suleiman, later informed our
correspondent that the seized newspapers
had been released to the vendors.
He added that the DPO had sworn never
to allow them sell newspapers in the area.
“She said she does not want to see us
again because we told you (PUNCH) that
the police demanded N5,000 from us. She
said we should meet PUNCH to do more
stories on her.
“There is no other place where we can sell
papers, except by the roadside. We have
been selling newspapers there for the past
10 years, and there has never been any
accident.”
The police spokesperson, Nwosu, said,
“The DPO is working as parts of efforts to
ensure free flow of traffic in and around
the Ogudu junction.
“Governor Babatunde Fashola, during his
visit to area H headquarters, where he
handed over an ICT resource centre to the
state police command, directed all traders,
including newspaper vendors, who obstruct
traffic by selling along the road and the
median to vacate such places.
“No newspapers were seized as the
traders and vendors removed their wares
from the aforementioned places.
Source: www.punchng.com/metro-plus/dpo-chioma-ajunwa-seizes-newspapers-over-punch-report/

Incase

Chioma Ajunwa=DPO

Wer v I been?

See Vexation

AmberQueen:
Chioma Ajunwa=DPO

Wer v I been?

She was and had been a Police officer, while active in sport.
I don`t think the force encourages sports or its activities as of old.
You remember Aghahowa? He was a police officer.

xreal:

She was and had been a Police officer, while active in sport.
I don`t think the force encourages sports or its activities as of old.
You remember Aghahowa? He was a police officer.

I know she is police officer...

But didn't know she took d job so serious to v bn promoted to DPO

AmberQueen:





I know she is police officer...

But didn't know she took d job so serious to v bn promoted to DPO

AmberQueen:
Chioma Ajunwa=DPO

Wer v I been?

maybe it's time to change your name to ''SlumberQueen''

AmberQueen:





I know she is police officer...

But didn't know she took d job so serious to v bn promoted to DPO

DPO is not a rank in The Nigeria Police Force.

baybeeboi:

maybe it's time to change your name to ''SlumberQueen''

Alrite "AwakeKing"...

Remind me wen monikers bcm changeable on NL...

OkBye!

shortgun:

DPO is not a rank in The Nigeria Police Force.

what then is it??na 2go star?

Akbee:

what then is it??na 2go star?

It's an office..... Any police officer can occupy that office..... DPOs are usually appointed by commissioners.