Group urges Ado indigenes in Benue to accept IGP’s report that no illegal detention cell exists in the area
By Julius Alabi, Akure
The Benue Development Union, Owo Branch, has called on the people of Ado Local government area of Benue State to accept the findings of the Special Investigation Team of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.
Speaking at a press conference in Akure, the group’s leader, Dr. Joel Amos Adai, said the IGP’s team, led by CSP Mannase Orhena, found no evidence of an illegal detention cell in the area after interviewing over 80 residents.
The group was reacting to allegations by the Deputy Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Mrs. Lami Danladi Ogenyi, that such a facility existed.
They urged politicians in Obioye, Ado LGA in the state to stop creating the impression that the area is unsafe for investors.
The IGP had earlier dismissed a petition that led to the arrest of three traditional rulers—Isaac Ebilima, Igwe Linus, and Daniel Nweze—who were later released.
The union also announced plans to convene a town hall meeting to resolve the political crisis between the Deputy Speaker and the Executive Chairman of the council, Mr. Oche Sunday Oche.
