November
10, 2016.
PRESS
RELEASE REFUTAL
The
attention of Delta State Command Police Public Relations Officer has been drawn
to an online publication by the Sahara reporters on Thursday, 10th
November, 2016 captioned “Delta State Commissioner of Police frees two (2)
policemen arrested for kidnapping”
It was also reported that the
PPRO, SP. Celestina Kalu confirmed the unconditional release of two policemen
reportedly arrested for kidnapping.
It is
noteworthy to state that the PPRO did not confirm such story to the Sahara
reporters, and she couldn’t have done so, since she just resumed duty from
annual leave on Monday, 7th November, 2016 to meet the issue of the
arrested policemen on ground.
And based on facts from the investigation carried out so
far, she issued a press release on behalf of the Command clarifying the
circumstances surrounding the arrest of the policemen and the disciplinary
measures being taken against them by the Commissioner of Police for
professional misconduct and not for any criminal involvement.
It is therefore unthinkable that the same PPRO would a
day after the press release confirm to the Sahara reporters that the policemen
were released unconditionally.
The Command
is press friendly and the PPRO’s office door is open during office hours and
her line is open 24hrs to attend to pressmen which is her primary assignment.
I
wish to call on journalists to always confirm their stories before going to
press and where they are in doubt the Commissioner of Police Delta State
Command, CP Zanna M. Ibrahim psc, a
press-friendly CP is always ready to give further clarification on any issue.
SP.
CELESTINA KALU,
Police public relations officer,
Delta state command.
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