From Isaac Ojo, Awka
The Anambra State Police Commisioner, Aderemi Adeoye, has claimed that the women protest against his operatives was masterminded by criminals.
CP Adeoye in a statement alleged that the protest was an antics of Ozo Jeff Nweke, the owner of Blue Shield Security Company and his cohorts.
“Infact a notorious cult killer arrested by operatives of this command confessed on video that they killed an operative of the Blue Shield Security Company sometime last year because he belonged to a rival cult group!
“In the last three months after my assumption of duty as Commad CP, I have received several petitions from various communities in Anambra State accusing Ozo Jeff Nweke of using armed operatives of his Blue Shield Security Company for land grabbing. I referred all to State CID, Awka headed by DCP Akin Fakorede for investigation.
“Investigation into the cases indicted him for using his armed operatives to seize lands belonging to individuals and communities including Nibo and Enugwu Agidi which shares boundaries with Awka where Ozo Jeff is from.
“On one occasion his operatives shot a policeman from Delta Command and stole his pistol.
“He had accompanied his Principal to visit his property in one of the areas Ozo Jeff grabbed land.
“When CID Operatives who were already investigating the land grab case which is made a crime by laws of Anambra State responded to the scene, Blue Shield guards opened fire on the Team.
“They were however overwhelmed by the Police Team, disarmed, arrested and detained. They have been arraigned in court.
“I gave a 24-hour ultimatum to the Blue Shield company for the recovery of the stolen Police Pistol or else we would close down the company.
“DIG Celestine Okoye (rtd) called me and I explained to him reason for the ultimatum.
“In the evening of that day, DIG Celestine Okoye called me to his house in Awka and handed over the stolen pistol to me.
“I handed it to DC CID whom I called to accompany me as a witness since he was the one handling the investigation.
“Ozo Jeff Nweke and operatives of his company have been charged to court in three different cases, one at the Federal High Court and two at the State High Court.
“SIB operatives monitored the motley hired crowd who took off for the protest to State CID Awka from the house of Ozo Jeff Nweke.
“They were issued with placards and banners prepared by this fugitive from justice,” CP Adeoye stated.
Meanwhile, the people of Enugu-Agidi have embarked on a peaceful protest against Ozo Jeff Nweke over what they alleged as land grabbing tendencies.
