The Nigerian Police Force on Thursday Arrested and Arraigned Mr Emeka Ugwuonye the Founder of a facebook Group Due Process Advocate.
According to Ag. DCP JIMOH MOSHOOD
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER Mr Ugwuonye who had been disrobed by the Supreme Court of Nigeria was Arrested for among other things fabricating false evidence.
BELOW is the Statement.
RE: PROTEST PROTEST PROTEST “ROT IN ABATTOIR OF THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE”
The attention of the Nigeria Police Force has been drawn to a post on a Facebook page of a group with insignia: The Due Process Advocate and a video peddling on Social Media by the convener of same group, one Emeka Ephraim Ugwuonye.
2. The Nigeria Police Force wishes to categorically implore the members of the public to ignore and disregard the video or any insinuation on the Facebook page from ‘The Due Process Advocate’ as ill-motive, mischievous, misinformation aimed at casting aspersions on the hard-earned integrity and credibility of Police Officers and Men.
3. The Nigeria Police Force sees the video and publication as a desperate and deliberate attempt to incite members of the Public against the Force.
4. Consequently, the said Emeka Ephraim Ugwuonye is presently facing criminal prosecution and was arraigned at the Magistrate Court 3, Wuse Zone 6, AMAC, FCT, today, 18th October, 2018 and the Charge reads in part…
“Nature of Information:Injurious Falsehood, Defamation, Giving False Information with intent to mislead public servant in discharge of her duty, fabricating false evidence, personation and inciting disturbance contrary to and punishable under Sections: 393, 342, 148, 158, 132 and 144 of the penal Code Law. That on the 16/10/2018 at about 1630hrs, acting on a tipoff, one Ephraim Emeka ‘m’ of No. 25 Adeyemo Olakija street Victoria Island Lagos was arrested by detectives from the Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (CIID), FCT Police Command Abuja, that on the 15/10/2018 the said Ephraim Emeka Ugwuonye published some injurious and abusive language against the Nigeria Police Force on his Facebook page titled Due Process Advocate (DPA) with the intention to dissuade Police Investigators from carrying out their statutory roles, and fabricating false evidence of the names of suspect in detention of Police through videotaping and circulating same with intent to extort money from members of the public, incite public disturbance against the Nigeria Police Force by impersonating to be a practicing lawyer after being disrobed by the Supreme Court of Nigeria… You hereby commit the above-mentioned offences”
5. Currently, Ephraim Emeka Ugwuonye has been disrobed by the Supreme Court of Nigeria and no longer a lawyer to practice in Nigeria because of so many criminal acts he has committed in the past.
6. Further updates on the trial will be made available to the public in due time, please.
Ag. DCP JIMOH MOSHOOD
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FORCE HEADQUARTERS
ABUJA
