PW51 taking oath on swearing
What’s your name?
PW51- DSP Ezebuiro Chisom
Where do you live?
PW51- Mopol 19 barracks PHC.
What do you do?
PW51- Police officer
When did U arrive for elections duty?
PW51- 10 April 2015, I reported with 63 men, 2 mopol 19 parade ground 2 be addressed by IGP Ogunsakin
We were directed on what to do on the day of elections
After that we were asked to move to ahoada area command, We got to ahoada by 19:00 hrs on 10 April 2015
We saw buses and the area commander asked our men to move into the buses
By 8:30 am when materials were to be moved to wards there was no man power
Within 10-11:30am the corpers and conventional police ran back to the area command that they were attacked
I was standing in front of the area commander and asked to take the complains to the area commander
He commanded me and some unit heads to patrol Ahoada-East
When we moved we were attacked by hoodlums called icelanders
Who are this Icelanders?
PW51 – A cult group
It happened around 12:00 pm, from there I moved to ulaokpata
When I got there I saw a large crowd of people, road safety, conventional police, they asked for our help
I saw a young man with a bottle stab on his shoulder
i saw a police woman half naked after serious beaten from thugs
Did you see voting going on?
PW51- I never saw any voting going on
In connection with the military we arrested one Martin Umana with AK 47
A known cultist of icelander
When did you round up patrol?
PW51- By 5:30 to 6 pm
Did you see any collation of results?
PW51- I never saw voting much more collation of results
1stR- Where you present when Martins Umana was released?
PW51- I was on patrol
You followed Martins Umana back to the village to continue his havoc?
PW51- No
Which type of car passed you?
PW51- A Toyota bus
You caught him with your rickety vehicle?
PW51- The army hilux caught him
it is part of your duty to observe collations?
PW51- No I am a mobile man
How many polling unit are in Ahoada?
PW51- I don’t know
will it surprise you that nobody said this story both petitioner or respondent in this court?
PW51- I will be surprise
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Did you go to the house of anybody where you saw this your men?
PW51- It is not my duty
What’s the name of the area commander?
PW51- AC Zachariah Ibrahim
2ndR- Did you write a report?
PW51- Not my duty as a unit commander
Where and where did you visit?
PW51- I visited 8 places
Was there restrictions of movements in ahoada?
PW51- Yes, but not in total enforcement
Did you arrest anybody committing electoral offence?
PW51- I never saw any where voting was taking place
the only person we arrested was Martins Umana
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He was in possession of fire arm?
PW51- Yes
Did you arrest anybody else?
PW51- No only Martins Umana
Did you recover any electoral materials from Martins Uman?
PW51- We only recovered guns.
You were under AC Zachariah?
PW51- I was under AC Zachariah
You’re here to support APC ?
PW51- I am here to remove moral burden on myself
3rdR- This persons you said that were terrified, you saw them in there houses?
PW51- I saw them on the road
Before you joined the police did you study theatre arts?
PW51- That is not part of why I am here..
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I studied philosophy First degree & Masters in international relations
The rickety vehicle was it a police vehicle?
PW51- It wasn’t a police vehicle
What make is this vehicle?
PW51- I can’t remember the name or make
You were angry?
PW51- Not true my lord
the place you covered is about how many command area?
PW51- 5 areas
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Are you aware that Ahoada East has 13 wards?
PW51 – I don’t know
The inec office is directly opposite the area command ?
PW51- Correct
From there materials where distributed?
PW51- That should be
Your assignment that day was to provide security?
PW51- Yes, but my men were posted outside my area of duty
This woman a fellow police officer,you saw half naked what’s her name?
PW51- I can’t go close to a female police officer my lord that will be an assault
Court burst into laughter
Judge – Any re examination
Petitioner- nil
THE END!!!!!!!!!!
Petitioner – My lord we need to tender documents
We have certified through copies of inec documents in support of our matter & to easy the work load of the tribunal
We will tender it by the names, We have Form EC8 E, Form EC8 D, form EC8 C (20 copies)
Court adjourns for 30 mins for the petitioner to arrange there self
