We have read several reports of the damages caused by Imo state commissioner of police who derives joy in demolishing houses of suspects without investigation. Such action is evil. We call for the immediate removal of such hateful mind from Imo state. Police is not court. What is wrong in arresting and trying suspects? Why destroy houses? What about the family of the suspects? As dangerous the actions of Boko haram, bandits, Fulani herdsmen are, we have never read their houses, markets are demolished as we see in Imo state. This is real hate in action. Arrest suspects and try them but demolishing houses and burning markets is hate and causing more disaffection. We say no, big no to policing without conscience.

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Some of you may remember the picture below from a few days ago when the Commissioner of Police Imo state, Abutu Yaro, paraded over 20 men and claimed they were IPOB/ESN members arrested in a Hotel in Orlu. He also claimed that the owner of the Hotel was sponsoring IPOB. What they never told you is that the security forces invaded the Hotel, randomly arrested the 20 men, burnt the Hotel down, burnt shops around the premises, and moved further down to burn the home of the owner of the Hotel. All this after investigating and clearing the Hotel owner of any wrong doing. Story is below

Kyari IRT probed, cleared me of sponsoring IPOB, says owner of Imo hotel burnt by security agents

A hotelier, Chinonso Uba, has expressed surprise on why his hotel, drink depot and country home, at Okporo and Obor communities in the Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State were set ablaze by security operatives penultimate Sunday.

The hotelier told journalists in Owerri, Imo State, that the Intelligence Response Team of the Inspector General of Police then manned by now suspended Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police arrested him in February and investigated him for six weeks and released him after it was discovered that he had no link with Indigenous People of Biafra.

The hotelier said, “That Sunday, I saw them and I ran away. All of a sudden the security men started burning my hotel and destroying my properties. The hotel has four upstairs. They burnt three of my vehicles and four vehicles belonging to brewery companies that came to delivery goods to me with all the drinks they were carrying.

“They burnt my wife’s shop with all the goods in it. Burnt three motorcycles. They went to my warehouse and burnt the whole drinks and property there. The security operatives proceeded to my country home, burnt my house and equally burnt my father’s house. They also burnt my 2012 highlander jeep parked there.

“The operation is so strange to me because I was in February arrested for a false allegation that I was sponsoring IPOB. I was detained at Imo State command headquarters in Owerri and after which I was transferred to Abuja where I spent another three weeks

“After a thorough investigation, it was discovered that I had no hand in any crime. Abba Kyari granted me bail without collecting a dime from me. I was asked to be reporting at IRT team in Abuja for three weeks which I did before coming back to Imo State to continue with business.

“Since then, I had been running my business on a low key. I stopped making use of any vehicle and even handed over my hotel to my manager to run so as to stay away from trouble. It is on record that since then no police or security agency had asked me to report for any further questioning.

“I was surprised when they came destroying my belongings. I quickly called Abuja and the team that investigated me said that they had no hand in it.”

While debunking the police position that those who attacked Omuma and Njaba police Divisional headquarters took off from the hotel, Uba said that he had lost several millions of naira in the arson.

While giving an update on the Orlu incident on Sunday during a press conference, the state Commissioner of Police, Abutu Yaro, said that the command was hunting for the remaining suspects.

https://punchng.com/kyari-irt-probed-cleared-me-of-sponsoring-ipob-says-owner-of-imo-hotel-burnt-by-security-agents/

Nigerian Police always above the law, even if you are guilty when did the police becomes prosecutors. This Naija even the rich also cries as long as we unite we can deal with this police brutality. Fortune lost, job loss, properties loss just because someone called himself a police man and hate the other ethnic.
When they say them want to leave you won't allow them.

This is very disheartening, unreasonable and irresponsible. Nigerian Police should not demolish people's livelihood without trial. When some people cry marginalization it seems they just want to make noise but this double standard justice system will end this country eventually.

You forgive Boko Haram
You Refused to proscribe killer herdsmen
You beg Bandits
You don't obey court orders

Zoo Republic
Tufiakwa

Beasts all over the nation

Plenty beasts in uniforms

Plenty beasts in uniforms.

Death to imo state police commissioner. Abutu yaro

Every state shld control their security apparatchiks.

Abutu Yaro must go for gross human rights violations and abuse of powers

This is heartless

While all the sponsors of bokoharam and bandits are walking freely in the other part of the country. When did burning a whole villager become a punishment for suspect?

SO THE POLICE LIVES THOSE BUNCH OF USELESS ESN MEMBERS ARE KILLING ARE NOT HUMANS ABI. OGUN GO KILL ALL OF NNA THERE. ABUTU YARO PLEASE CARRY ON. OTHER TACTICTAL SQUAD COMPRISING THE DSS, POLICE ,ARMY ARE ON THEIR WAY TO IMO STATE

Nigerian police officer always acting like god

This is very bad.

We have bastards as governors, especially the fool parading himself as my governor. I mean, how can one explain such massive destruction of economic assets without recourse to law?!

Let's even assume that the person in question is guilty of the accusations, then who gave police the right to destroy the properties? Why not arrest the culprit and prosecute him according to law?

The sort of disgusting and oppressive things that happen in Igboland under federal government authorization is one of the reasons why Igbos will always hold on to Biafra agitation passionately.

Utterly useless country!!