A former Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba has hit back at former aide to President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri over comments the latter made about him.
The retired Policeman reprimanded Omokri and told him to keep quiet. He also threatened to expose him, but that it would make Jonathan sad.
Abba was at the secretariat of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Lagos where he was asked about Omokri’s reaction to his interview with the Daily Trust last month.
Omokri had said about the former IGP’s claims that the force he led made sure Jonathan was defeated in 2015
“The accusation of the former IGP of Police makes no sense to reasonable men and women,” Omokri had said.
“IGP Suleiman Abba is proof of the fact that liars need a very good memory otherwise they would contradict themselves with their lies.”
Hitting right back, the retired cop said that Reno should not get involved and should be quiet.
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“Please tell him (Omokri) to leave me alone as a retired police officer. He cannot change the narrative of what I did in office… If I open up, his godfather (Jonathan) will be sad,” he said.
“Reno should keep quiet and leave me alone. He should know that he is talking about a former police IG and a lawyer. I am well informed about my fundamental human rights. It is my right to speak when I choose to.
“That he was queering why shouldn’t I speak two or six months after leaving office, is not his business. If I can defend the right of others as lawyer, I should be able to defend my own by expressing myself.
“Out of the five IGs his boss worked with, I acted in good conscience. That much is not controvertible. I am proud to say that the police under my watch forced ex-President Jonathan to accept the result of the 2015 poll through our professional conduct.
“It was not the duty of the police to conduct election neither do we vote on election day. I have no regret over my action. Our action gave credibility to the 2015 poll which was widely acknowledged by both the local and international observers.
“For me, that translated into legitimacy for the current government. The practice all over the world is that whenever election is over everyone should work with any government that emerged to move the nation forward. If Reno Omokri is sad that I am in Nigeria relating with a legitimate government, that is his headache.”