The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 5,
Hashimu Salihu Argungu, Tuesday decried the contradicting reports among
operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) and the police over the
killing of Olaitan Oyerinde, the Principal Private Secretary to Governor
Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State.
Argungu, who disclosed this during a visit to Edo State Council of the
Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Benin City, described the
development as ‘unfortunate,’ adding that the two security agencies were
“supposed to work together.”
He attributed the development to unhealthy rivalry among Nigerian security agencies or undue competition for credit.
The Zone 5 AIG said it was unfortunate that the two security agencies
of government gave conflicting reports on a single matter.
“It is unfortunate that two agencies of government gave conflicting
statements on one single issue. I call it unfortunate because of what I
said that the criminal justice system is a system that works together.
“What I want you to understand here is if you look at the structure of
the criminal justice system, who are the agencies, whether in uniform,
whether civilian etc involved in the structure of the criminal justice
system and also look at the broad issue of the system,” Argungu said.
He also likened the situation to human system, noting that if one part
of the human system is rotten, it may likely affect the whole body. He
therefore enjoined all security agencies to work hand in hand so that
they can achieve common objective and common cause.
According to him, “In those days when we still young, both the SSS and
the police work hand in hand towards a common goal, but now, something
is wrong. We expect you to dig in and find out where the problem lies.”
He however called for the cooperation of the media practitioners, which
he described as a bridge between the public and the police, especially
in the discharge of their duties adding: “There is no how we can work
without the cooperation of the press.”
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