• Home
  • Anti-Corruption
  • Fact-Check
  • Economy
  • National
  • Security
  • Features
  • State
  • Event
  • E-Book
Search
  • Home
  • About
  • Adverts
  • Contact
Sign in
Welcome! Log into your account
Forgot your password? Get help
Password recovery
Recover your password
A password will be e-mailed to you.
PRNIGERIA PRNigeria News
PRNIGERIA PRNIGERIA
  • Home
  • Anti-Corruption
  • Fact-Check
  • Economy
  • National
  • Security
  • Features
  • State
  • Event
  • E-Book
Home Security Police only Arrest Criminal Rioters not Peaceful Protesters- Spokesperson
  • Security

Police only Arrest Criminal Rioters not Peaceful Protesters- Spokesperson

By
Prnigeria
-
August 5, 2024
Nigerian Police Force
Nigerian Police Force

Police only Arrest Criminal Rioters not Peaceful Protesters- Spokesperson

The Force Public Relations Officer,  CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, says the police operatives only arrested riotous individuals who were engaged in criminality during the ongoing nationwide protest.

Adejobi said this during the monthly press briefing organised by the Strategic Communication Inter-agency Policy Committee (SCIPC) hosted by the Department of States Services (DSS) in Abuja.

He said that there were differences between protesters and rioters

Adejobi said that while there were peaceful protests in some states, there were riots and criminalities in others on the first day.

“So, arrests of certain individuals who have been riotous should not be seen as the arrest of protesters.

“Let us get it clear. There are some states in Nigeria they have been having peaceful protests and security agencies have been engaging them.

“I am sure and I know you are aware that some governors and public office holders have been engaging them.

“You can only engage in a gathering, an assembly that is friendly and accessible, where you have individuals wielding stones, offensive weapons, dangerous weapons and all the likes.

“I don’t think a reasonable man will move close or be in the middle of such a gathering,” he said.

Adejobi said that the police, military and other security agencies engaged the protesters professionally across the country.

He said that the protesters in Abuja had violated the court ruling that restricted them to the main bowl of the National Stadium.

According to him, some persons have deliberately and willfully violated the court ruling.

He said the presence of the police was not to harass or intimidate anybody but to protect the national assets, adding that the barricade at the Eagle square was to protect the three arms zone.

Read Also:

  • The Forgotten Victims: Reclaiming the True Story of Boko Haram’s War on Muslims By Dr. Zanna Hassan
  • NAF Releases List of Shortlisted Candidates for DSSC 34/2025 Aptitude Test
  • NSCDC, Police Strengthen Collaboration to Enhance Security in FCT

“You will agree with me that in some areas in Abuja, we recorded riots and this protest was violent.

“Anywhere we have these engagements, I don’t think we should refer to such an assembly or a gathering or a procession as peaceful anymore.

“I want to confirm again that those that have been arrested so far, to the best of my knowledge and with the records I have from all the states, are criminally minded individuals.

“They went out, who actually engaged in various criminal offences ranging from armed robbery, homicide, mischief, or the one we call malicious damage of private and public facilities, owners are in pain as I speak with you.

“So I don’t want us to use the word protesters for those who are actually, to the best of our knowledge and based on our findings, that are rioters and of course, criminally minded individuals.

“We have arrested 873 suspects so far  and these suspects are those who are directly connected to one criminal offence or the other,” he added.

Adejobi also denied that the police and other security agencies attacked journalists who were covering the protests, adding that they only prevented people from gathering at unauthorised places.

He said the police had also apprehended some individuals for treasonable felony for carrying the flags of a foreign country on the Nigerian soil.

“Just this morning, we arrested Ahmed Tailor from Kwanahudu, in Nasarawa Local Government Area of Kano State, for producing a large quantity of Russian flags given to young Nigerians to go and fly, for reasons known to him.

“We are profiling him, we want to get other sponsors like him and as I speak with you, the same thing has happened in Kaduna.

“We have been able to arrest 30 of them with the same Russian flags and I don’t want us to believe that for now, at this stage, we are still having a protest.

“The undertones of this protest, based on our intelligence before it commenced on Aug. 1, have begun to manifest,” he added.

By PRNigeria

VISIT OUR OTHER WEBSITES
PRNigeria.com EconomicConfidential.com PRNigeria.com/Hausa/
EmergencyDigest.com PoliticsDigest.ng TechDigest.ng
HealthDigest.ng SpokesPersonsdigest.com TeensDigest.ng
ArewaAgenda.com Hausa.ArewaAgenda.com YAShuaib.com
  • TAGS
  • dss
  • Olumuyiwa Adejobi
  • SCIPC
Previous articleJUST IN: Kano varsity suspend activities amidst lingering protest
Next articleCNS Ogalla Tasks Newly Promoted Naval Personnel to Uphold Discipline, Sacrifice
Prnigeria
Prnigeria

RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR

A Group of Terrorists/Bandits

The Forgotten Victims: Reclaiming the True Story of Boko Haram’s War on Muslims By Dr. Zanna Hassan

PRNigeria logo fearured image

NAF Releases List of Shortlisted Candidates for DSSC 34/2025 Aptitude Test

NSCDC, Police Strengthen Collaboration to Enhance Security in FCT

Nigerian Navy

Navy Appoints Commodore Odejobi as New Spokesman

Police Officer

FCT Police Raid Criminals Hideouts, Arrest 44 Suspects 

Two Soldiers Killed as Troops Repel Terrorists’ Reprisal Attack After Eliminating Notorious Bandit Leader

Nnamdi Kanu of IPOB arrested by Nigerian security services

Nnamdi Kanu Opens Defence, Lists Wike, Buratai, Danjuma, Umahi, Others as Witnesses

President Tinubu with Acting Army Chief Lt Gen Olufemi Oluyede

ANALYSIS: 32 Years After, Coup Whispers Return to Nigerian Barracks

ASUU-STRIKE

JUST IN: ASUU Suspends 2-Week Warning Strike, Cites Progress in Negotiations

Troops of Nigerian Army after successfully foiling an ambush by Boko Haram/ISWAP Terrorists

Troops Kill Notorious Bandit Abu A.K, Several Others in Zamfara Operation

Still on the Misleading Global Story About Nigeria’s Insecurity, By Mukhtar Ya’u Madobi

From left: Founder/CEO, TruCSR Consulting, Dr. Ken Egbas; Head, Corporate Affairs, Brand and Marketing Communications, Wema Bank, Mabel Adeteye; Convener, Nigeria Digital PR Summit, Segun McMedal; Director, External Affairs and Social Performance, Seplat Energy, Chioma Afe; and Associate Director, Sustainability, IHS Towers Nigeria, Asmau Smaila, during the 10th Nigeria Digital PR Summit held at the Conference Centre, Naval Dockyard, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Thursday, October 15, 2025.

Celebrities, Brands Shine as Nigeria Digital PR Summit Clocks 10 Years of Ethical Storytelling

Recent Posts

  • The Forgotten Victims: Reclaiming the True Story of Boko Haram’s War on Muslims By Dr. Zanna Hassan
  • NAF Releases List of Shortlisted Candidates for DSSC 34/2025 Aptitude Test
  • NSCDC, Police Strengthen Collaboration to Enhance Security in FCT
  • Navy Appoints Commodore Odejobi as New Spokesman
  • FCT Police Raid Criminals Hideouts, Arrest 44 Suspects 
  • Home
  • About
  • Adverts
  • Contact
© 2020 PRNigeria. All Rights Reserved.
Latest News
The Forgotten Victims: Reclaiming the True Story of Boko Haram’s War on Muslims By Dr. Zanna HassanNAF Releases List of Shortlisted Candidates for DSSC 34/2025 Aptitude TestNSCDC, Police Strengthen Collaboration to Enhance Security in FCTNavy Appoints Commodore Odejobi as New SpokesmanFCT Police Raid Criminals Hideouts, Arrest 44 Suspects Two Soldiers Killed as Troops Repel Terrorists’ Reprisal Attack After Eliminating Notorious Bandit LeaderNnamdi Kanu Opens Defence, Lists Wike, Buratai, Danjuma, Umahi, Others as WitnessesANALYSIS: 32 Years After, Coup Whispers Return to Nigerian BarracksASUU Suspends Two-Week Warning Strike JUST IN: ASUU Suspends 2-Week Warning Strike, Cites Progress in NegotiationsTroops Kill Notorious Bandit Abu A.K, Several Others in Zamfara OperationCDS Lauds Northern Monarchs’ Role in Intelligence, Conflict ResolutionStill on the Misleading Global Story About Nigeria's Insecurity, By Mukhtar Ya’u MadobiCelebrities, Brands Shine as Nigeria Digital PR Summit Clocks 10 Years of Ethical StorytellingCourt Dismisses Suspended NCAA Boss Suit Against ICPC
X whatsapp