The Inspector-General of Police, Mr.
Mohammed Abubakar, yesterday, in Lagos, said that no fewer than 4,000
Nigerians are in Turkey prisons over drug related and human
trafficking offences.
The IG who arrived from
Turkey, vowed to fish out killers of the four students of University of
Port Harcourt and those at Mubi, in Adamawa State.
Briefing journalists on
arrival at the Police Air Wing, Ikeja, Abubakar explained that his
visit to Turkey was to share experience, exchange ideas and acquire
knowledge from his Turkish counterpart. He noted that both countries
would soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU.
He, however, expressed dismay at the
number of Nigerians in Turkey prisons, saying: “Turkey is a very central
country and most drug and human traffickers, pass through there. Unfortunately,
we have 4,000 Nigerians who are in various prisons in that country. So, you can
see that every day in the international airport in Turkey, arrests are made of
drug and human traffickers, most of whom are Nigerians.”
He said that investigations into
the circumstance that led to the gruesome killings of the four
University of Port Harcourt students and those at Mubi, Adamawa State,
had commenced. “The investigation will tell what happened. I want to
assure Nigerians that we are doing our best to apprehend the culprits of those
ugly incidents and we shall not tolerate such barbaric acts in this
country. Nigerians will hear from me as soon as I am briefed by the
Commissioners of Police and the Zonal Assistant Inspector Generals, based on
their documentations,” he said.
Abubakar debunked insinuations that
there was disharmony between the Police and students, explaining that it was
improper for the police to storm the premises of any University without a
written invitation by the Vice Chancellor.
He added that the responsibility of
fishing out the killers rests more on traditional rulers and residents of the
areas.
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