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Police Arrest Activist Professor For Brutalizing Police Officer
Zainab Duke, a Mbaise-born activist, grievously assaulted her orderl
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the arrest of a human rights activist, Zainab Duke Abiola and her domestic staff for grievously assaulting her orderly.
Prof Abiola was arrested alongside her housemaid, Rebecca Enechido after a video clip went viral on Wednesday.
In a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the professor’s arrest in a statement on Thursday, saying the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba has directed that the suspects should be prosecuted.
“The IGP strongly condemned the grievous assault of a female Police Officer, Inspector Teju Moses, by her principal who is a legal practitioner and human rights activist, Prof. Zainab Duke Abiola and her domestic staff comprising the housemaid, one Rebecca Enechido and a male suspect currently at large,” he said.
“Zainab Duke, a Mbaise-born activist, grievously assaulted her orderly in the company of some accomplices on Tuesday 20th September 2022 at her residence in Garki, Abuja, due to the refusal of the orderly to breach professional ethics by carrying out menial and domestic chores at her house.
“The IGP has directed the express prosecution of the arrested suspects who are currently in police custody, as the preliminary investigation shows overwhelming evidence of culpability on the part of the Professor and her domestic staff.
“The IGP has equally tasked the investigative team to ensure that the fleeing suspect is arrested and made to face the wrath of the law. It is pertinent to clarify that the suspect, Prof. Zainab, who name-drops the IGP, his family members, and other officers in the top hierarchy of the Force has no acquaintance with the police in any form as erroneously peddled on social media.”
Mr Adejobi said, the IGP has ordered the withdrawal of all police personnel attached to the professor.
He, however, expressed disappointment that an individual who claims to be an advocate for human rights could violate the rights of another person.
