Human rights activist, Agba Jalingo, has raised an alarm over the presence of police officers from the Abuja Police Force Headquarters at his residence in Alapere, Lagos, on Friday.
According to Channels TV, Jalingo in a conversation with newsmen at 04:23 Pm raised the alarm about the invasion, stating that the policemen held down his wife and daughter.
He said, “Policemen just surrounded my house. About three to four of them. I don’t know who sent them and I am worried. They held my wife and my daughter down. They are asking for me.”
Confirming the development, the Divisional Police Officer of the Alapere police station, Awe Kayode in a chat with newshounds said the officers were sent from the Force Headquarters in Abuja.
“I am aware. He should join them and come to my office. The men are from Abuja but they will first come to my office. They booked at the Command and the Command referred them here. When they come, we will then ask,” Kayode said.
Also, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed that the men were from Abuja.
“The men are from Abuja; they are not from Lagos State Police Command,” the PPRO said.
When contacted, Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said he will find out and revert.
Jalingo, who is the publisher of Cross River Watch, was imprisoned in 2019 at the Afokang Prison in Calabar and was released on bail released on February 17, 2020, after 179 days.
He had been arrested following an allegation of treason by the Cross River State Governor Benedict Ayade.
However, in March 2022, a Federal High Court in Calabar, dismissed the terrorism, treasonable felony, and cybercrime charges against him.
