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By Madu Obi
A human rights group, the Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has waded into the crisis rocking Isuaniocha community in Awka North local government area of Anambra State, urging the police to stop further intimidation of one of the parties.
There have been allegations that the police are harassing one of the parties over a court case they instituted against their opponents in the community over land matters, which led to loss of lives.
The Executive Director of RULAAC, Mr Okechukwu Nwanguma, in a statement in Awka, called on the Police Service Commission (PSC) to call on the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun to cause police in Anambra to stop further harassment.
His statement read: "We draw the attention of the PSC Chairman to a court order directing the Nigeria Police to stop further harassment, arrest and detention of members of Isuaniocha community based on a matter currently before the Federal High Court, Awka for which the court has granted the accused persons bail.
One of the police officers has allegedly, in brazen and illegal display of raw police powers, been hounding the petitioners who are also family members of the victims of murder and attempted murder.
As part of the machinations to keep the petitioners away from court, the said police officer, an Inspector, was also alleged to have masterminded the gazette of the names of 12 members of the community and obtained a dubious court order from far away Nasarawa State Senior District Court (outside the jurisdiction of the alleged crimes) declaring them wanted.
RULAAC is urging the PSC Chairman to ensure that the IGP calls the Inspector and others to order to stop the harassment and violation of the rights of the petitioners, and to treat previous petitions to both the IGP and the PSC concerning the alleged discreditable conduct of the Inspector and other police officers."
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