“ᴅᴇғᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ɪɴᴛᴇɢʀɪᴛʏ: ᴜɴᴍᴀsᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴅᴇᴘᴜᴛʏ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴏʀ ᴏғ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ, ʜɪs ᴇxᴄᴇʟʟᴇɴᴄʏ sɪʀ ᴍᴏɴᴅᴀʏ ᴏɴʏᴇᴍᴇ”
By: Comrade Victor Ojei popularly called Wong Box Lead Activist for Young Nigerian Rights Organization. Feel free to contact us via WhatsApp on 08038785262.
ᴅᴀᴛᴇ: 17ᴛʜ ᴏғ ᴍᴀʏ, 2024
ɪɴ ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇs, ᴀ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ɴᴀᴍᴇᴅ *”ᴇϙᴜɪᴛʏ ғᴏʀᴜᴍ”* ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴅɪssᴇᴍɪɴᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴍɪsʟᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇғᴀᴍᴀᴛᴏʀʏ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴘᴜᴛʏ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴏʀ ᴏғ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ, ʜɪs ᴇxᴄᴇʟʟᴇɴᴄʏ ᴍᴏɴᴅᴀʏ ᴏɴʏᴇᴍᴇ. ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀʀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʙᴀsᴇʟᴇss ᴀᴄᴄᴜsᴀᴛɪᴏɴs, *ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴀᴛᴛᴇsᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇɢʀɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴɪᴛᴀʀɪᴀɴ ᴇғғᴏʀᴛs ᴏғ ᴍʀ. ᴏɴʏᴇᴍᴇ.* ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴀɢᴏ, ɪ ᴡᴀs ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴠɪᴇᴡ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ “ɢɪʀʟ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ ᴀᴅᴠᴏᴄᴀᴄʏ” ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛ, ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴢᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ ʟɪᴏɴs ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴏɴs ᴄʟᴜʙ, ᴀɴᴅ sᴘᴏɴsᴏʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ʜɪs ᴇxᴄᴇʟʟᴇɴᴄʏ’s ᴡɪғᴇ. ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪs ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛ, *ɪ ᴏʙsᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ ᴍʀ. ᴏɴʏᴇᴍᴇ’s ɢᴇɴᴜɪɴᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴɪᴛᴀʀɪᴀɴ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴀʟ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴅᴏᴋᴡᴀ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴ.*
ғᴏʀ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴄᴀᴅᴇ, ᴍʀ. ᴏɴʏᴇᴍᴇ ʜᴀs ᴄᴏɴsɪsᴛᴇɴᴛʟʏ sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ɪɴɪᴛɪᴀᴛɪᴠᴇs, ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴsᴛʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ ʜɪs ᴅᴇᴅɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ɪᴍᴘʀᴏᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇs ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀs. ᴅᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴠᴇʀɪғɪᴀʙʟᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛɪᴏɴs, “ᴇϙᴜɪᴛʏ ғᴏʀᴜᴍ” ʜᴀs ᴡʀᴏɴɢғᴜʟʟʏ ᴀᴄᴄᴜsᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴏғ ғᴀɪʟɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴛᴛʀᴀᴄᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛs ᴛᴏ ɴᴅᴏᴋᴡᴀ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜᴋᴡᴜᴀɴɪ ʟɢᴀ. ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍs ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴜɴғᴏᴜɴᴅᴇᴅ ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴛᴀʀɢᴇᴛᴇᴅ ᴄᴀᴍᴘᴀɪɢɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀʀɴɪsʜ ʜɪs ʀᴇᴘᴜᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴅɪsɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʏʙᴇʀsᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ.
*ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ ʙᴇɴᴇғɪᴛᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴍʀ. ᴏɴʏᴇᴍᴇ’s ɪɴɪᴛɪᴀᴛɪᴠᴇs, ʏᴇᴛ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ᴠᴏᴜᴄʜ ғᴏʀ ʜɪs ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛɪᴏɴs. ɪᴛ ɪs ɪᴍᴘᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ʀᴇғʀᴀɪɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴇɴɢᴀɢɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ᴀssᴀssɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ sᴘʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ғᴀʟsᴇ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ɪғ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ʜᴀs ʟᴇɢɪᴛɪᴍᴀᴛᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀɴs ᴏʀ ᴇᴠɪᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴍʀ. ᴏɴʏᴇᴍᴇ, ᴛʜᴇʏ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴀᴄʜ ʜɪᴍ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛʟʏ ғᴏʀ ᴄʟᴀʀɪғɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀs ʜᴇ ɪs ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴀᴄʜᴀʙʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪʟʟɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴅᴅʀᴇss ᴀɴʏ ᴍɪsᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜɪs ʀᴏʟᴇ ɪɴ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴀɴᴄᴇ.*
ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ, ᴛᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛɪɴɢ ʜɪs ᴇxᴄᴇʟʟᴇɴᴄʏ, ᴍᴜsᴛ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴇʀᴀᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ғᴀʟsᴇ ɴᴀʀʀᴀᴛɪᴠᴇs. ᴅɪsɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ sᴘʀᴇᴀᴅs ʀᴀᴘɪᴅʟʏ ᴏɴ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ, ᴘᴏᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴅᴀᴍᴀɢɪɴɢ ᴍʀ. ᴏɴʏᴇᴍᴇ’s ʀᴇᴘᴜᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀᴍʙɪᴛɪᴏɴs. ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴍʏ ᴍᴏᴅᴇsᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴜʀɢᴇ ᴄɪᴛɪᴢᴇɴs ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇsɪsᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ᴀssᴀssɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴsᴛᴇᴀᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴏᴛᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴛᴇɢʀɪᴛʏ ɪɴ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ.
*ɪɴ ᴄᴏɴᴄʟᴜsɪᴏɴ, ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ ᴏғ ᴘʀᴏᴠᴇɴ ɪɴᴛᴇɢʀɪᴛʏ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʜɪs ᴇxᴄᴇʟʟᴇɴᴄʏ sɪʀ ᴍᴏɴᴅᴀʏ ᴏɴʏᴇᴍᴇ, ᴡʜᴏ ɪs ᴅᴇᴅɪᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴɪᴛᴀʀɪᴀɴ ᴇғғᴏʀᴛs*, ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴜɴᴊᴜsᴛ ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴀ ғᴜᴛɪʟᴇ ᴇɴᴅᴇᴀᴠᴏᴜʀ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ʜɪɢʜᴇʀ ᴘʀɪɴᴄɪᴘʟᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏᴅ.