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Don’t Cry More Than The Bereaved, Police Spokesperson Attacks Nigerians Seeking Rescue Of Abducted Girls

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11 months ago

Jan 14, 2024.

Adejobi has been accused of lacking emotional intelligence and being bad at his job.
Some have called for the sack of the police spokesperson.
Some of his comments on the kidnapping of the six siblings have lacked empathy.

Eko Hot Blog reports that Nigerians on X, formerly known as Twitter, have been left in shock after the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Nigeria Police Force, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, attacked people seeking the rescue of five abducted girls.

Adejobi made the attacks on Sunday via his X account.

The police spokesperson’s attacks came in the wake of the abduction of six young girls in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

The kidnappers reportedly sought ₦60 million ransom for the release of the girls.

They allegedly killed one of the victims identified as Najeeba Al-Kadriyar after their family missed the payment deadline.

In an attempt to secure the release of the remaining five siblings, the family resorted to crowdfunding which triggered anger on social media as users questioned the role of the police in the situation.

However, the police spokesperson attacked Nigerians who sought explanation from the force.

ACP Adejobi said the families of the victims should reach out to him on his personal line “codedly” without saying whether the police had reached out as expected. It wasn’t clear what he meant by “codedly”.

Police PRO, Muyiwa Adejobi

He was responding to a plea by a former presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, to safely rescue the remaining victims.

“I join fellow concerned Nigerians in urgently calling on the @PoliceNG through its PPRO @PrinceMoye1 to acknowledge and respond to the unfortunate incident involving the kidnapping of Najeebah and five of her sisters #NajeebahAndHerSisters more than a week ago,” Ahmad wrote.

“We implore the Nigeria Police to prioritize this case and deploy all necessary resources to safely rescue the remaining victims.”

The assistant commissioner of police replied, saying that, “Pls let the family members or you relate with us codedly. Let them reach out to me on my personal line, and drop a msg there. We have been working on it, but we need some info. We will try our best possible to emplace all necessary measures to rescue them unhurt. But we need to get some info pls. Thanks.”

However, Adejobi did not stop there. Instead of addressing the issues, he attacked an X user, Oluwasegun Adeoye, for saying he is subject to public scrutiny and criticisms because he is paid by taxpayers.

The police spokesperson rather accused Adeoye and his family of tax evasion without evidence.

“Has anyone around you paid for tax bef…. ?? Ask them at home. This is how we know those who are into tax evasion.. they always shout, tax, tax, and tax.. so always pay tax and encourage others to pay, then you sound better,” he said.

Adejobi also attacked another X user identified as Jay B for asking the police spokesperson to reach out to the family instead of expecting them to contact him first.

The police officer asked the X user not to cry more than the bereaved.

“Don’t cry more than the bereaved . Ok,” the Nigerian police spokesperson wrote on social media.

The unhinged police spokesperson attacked another X user identified as Odunfa for criticising him, accusing him of being part of Nigeria’s “security problems” with no proof. He didn’t say how Odunfa contributed to the country’s insecurity.

“Are you not part of the security problems in Nigeria? Ask yourself before you claim holiness on social media. He who preaches equity must come with clean hands,” Adejobi wrote.

The tweets generated intense outrage among Nigerians who accused him of lacking empathy and the emotional intelligence to speak for the Nigeria Police Force.

Some Nigerians further called for Adejobi’s sack, accusing him of being unprofessional in discharging his duties.

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