Nigeria Police Force Official Website

PRESS RELEASE
IGP ONOVO DENIES STATEMENT
 
 
The attention of the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo,
OON, NPM, mni has been drawn to a spurious message being circulated via SMS to the
effect that the care-free attitude of Northern elite was responsible for the spate
of political and civil disturbances in the region.
 
The Acting IGP, and indeed the Nigeria Police Force, is peeved that this mischievous
message is being sent to the personal phones of influential persons in the North,
notably key traditional rulers, political fathers and opinion leaders.   From our
point of view, the intention of the hack writer is to cause bad blood between the
new Police leadership and the Northern elite, who are seen as veritable partners of
the Nigeria Police Force in the move to reposition the Force.
 
For the avoidance of doubt, the Acting IGP did not author that message; neither did
he ask anybody to do so on his behalf.  To further worsen the disjointed message,
the author signed off as Ogbonnaya Onovo, which is not the name of the Acting IGP. 
For the records, the name of the Acting IGP is Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo.
 
The Nigeria Police Force wishes to observe that the Acting Inspector-General of
Police is old and literate enough to know his real name.  Besides, he is part of the
elite in Nigeria.   The Nigeria Police Force understands the myriads of challenges
confronting the various sectors of the nation, and we are willing to partner with
well-meaning citizens and groups to seek solutions to these problems.
 
The Nigeria Police Force hereby seizes this opportunity to warn mischief makers to
desist from their evil enterprise, and allow the Acting Inspector-General of Police
sufficient breathing space to tackle the challenges of policing Nigeria in the 21st
century.
 
 
ACP EMMANUEL C.S. OJUKWU
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE,
FORCE HEADQUARTERS, 
ABUJA.