A female human rights activist, Prof. Zainab Duke Abiola, has been accused of assaulting a Woman Police Officer, Inspector Teju Moses, who is her security aide.
This was disclosed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement he issued on Thursday, September 22nd 2022.
According to Adejobi, Abiola allegedly assaulted Moses along with her domestic staff comprising the house maid, one Rebecca Enechido, and a male suspect currently at large.
The spokesman said the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has strongly condemned the grievous assault, adding: “Zainab Duke, an Mbaise born activist, grievously assaulted her orderly in company of some accomplices on Tuesday 20th September, 2022 at her residence in Garki, Abuja, due to the refusal of the orderly to breach professional ethics by carrying out menial and domestic chores at her house.
“The IGP has directed the express prosecution of the arrested suspects who are currently in Police custody, as the preliminary investigation shows overwhelming evidence of culpability on the part of the Professor and her domestic staff. The IGP has equally tasked the investigative team to ensure that the fleeing suspect is arrested and made to face the wrath of the law.
“It is pertinent to clarify that the suspect, Prof. Zainab, who name-drops the IGP, his family members, and other officers in the top hierarchy of the Force has no acquaintance with the Police in any form as erroneously peddled on social media.
“The Inspector-General of Police who similarly ordered the withdrawal of all Police personnel attached to the Professor, expressed consternation at the fact that an individual who claims to be an advocate for Human Rights could stoop so low to violate the rights of another individual, a police officer tasked with ensuring her protection.”
