By Austin Ogwuda
A former Commissioner for Higher Education, Prof Patrick Muoboghare who was invited by the Police along with the President General of Uwheru Kingdom, Chief Macpherson Igbedi and nine others for questioning over the alleged brewing crisis in Uwheru community in Ughelli North local government area of Delta State, Nigeria has reacted.
He is peeved that weighty allegations bothering on terrorism and gun running were heaped against him following an internal crisis between the Traditional Ruler of his community, Uwheru kingdom and some of the Community leaders.
Muoboghare, a one-time Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) of Delta State University (DELSU) Abraka stated this in a five -paragraph statement on Sunday which reads in full:
“1. I shall honour the invitation extended to me by the Delta State command of the Nigeria Police Force, to interview or interrogate the ACP of the CP’s X squad on infantile allegations of terrorism, gun running and stocking hard substances.
- Some insane characters, goaded by more insane paymasters, some on government payroll, made the allegations.
- The invitation provides an opportunity for me to tell DTS Police command directly, where the terrorists are in Delta State and who they are, with the hope that the command will have the courage to go after them and which I doubt very much.
- I believe that NSA, NIA, DMI, DSS, the Police Force Headquarters, the Governor and Local Government Chairmen know where the terrorists are in Delta State. Should the Police feign ignorance on Monday, I will prove to them that they know.
- Foreign terrorists known to the authorities have taken over Delta State, but there is a lack of national policy to deal with the scourge and the government and I know this.
E-SIGN
Professor Patrick Muoboghare”.
Recall that The Townhall ran the story titled ‘Another Ughelli community boils: Police invite former Commissioner, President General, other leaders for interrogation’ on Sunday.
Prof Muobaghare and others invited from the community are expected to report at the Delta State Police Command’s headquarters, Asaba today (Monday), 30th September 2024 at 11am.