Don’t beg for criminals’ release, it’s shameful, ex-police PRO warns Nigerians

Deputy Commissioner of Operations, Delta State Police Command, Olumuyiwa Adejobi. Credit: NPF

The Deputy Commissioner of Operations in Delta, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has issued a warning to individuals who mount intense pressure on the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies to release or pardon suspected criminals.

In a post shared on his official X handle on Monday, the former spokesperson for the NPF described such interventions as “shameful,” declaring that anyone who lobbies for the evasion of justice is “also a criminal.”

“I always maintain my stance and principles when it comes to fighting crimes and criminality. Don’t even bother to contact me, pleading for a criminal. It’s shameful, and it won’t work out well.

“Anyone begging and mounting pressure on the police and security agencies to release or pardon a criminal or overlook a crime is also a criminal,” he wrote.

Adejobi concluded by charging the security architecture of the country and citizens to stand firm against vices, saying, “No two ways about it. We need to stand firm, remain resolute in curbing crimes and vices in our society, collectively.”

Adejobi’s remarks come amid terrorists’ demand for the release of detained fighters in exchange for the freedom of an abducted retired Major General and Oyo school pupils.

Deborah, with nearly two years of media experience, reports human interest stories with a foundation in metro reporting.

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