“𝔻𝔼𝔽𝔼ℕ𝔻𝕀ℕ𝔾 𝕀ℕ𝕋𝔼𝔾ℝ𝕀𝕋𝕐: ℕ𝔻𝕆𝕂𝕎𝔸 ℙ𝔼𝕆ℙ𝕃𝔼 𝕄𝕌𝕊𝕋 𝕊𝕋𝔸ℕ𝔻 𝔸𝔾𝔸𝕀ℕ𝕊𝕋 𝕋ℍ𝔼 𝔹𝕃𝔸ℂ𝕂𝕄𝔸𝕀𝕃 𝕆𝔽 𝔻𝔼ℙ𝕌𝕋𝕐 𝔾𝕆𝕍𝔼ℝℕ𝕆ℝ 𝕄𝕆ℕ𝔻𝔸𝕐 𝕆ℕ𝕐𝔼𝕄𝔼”

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: 18ᴛʜ ᴏғ ᴍᴀʏ, 2024

ɪɴ ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛ ᴡᴇᴇᴋs, ᴀ ғᴀᴄᴇʟᴇss ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs *”ᴇϙᴜɪᴛʏ ғᴏʀᴜᴍ”* ʜᴀs ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀʀɴɪsʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴘᴜᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴇxᴄᴇʟʟᴇɴᴄʏ sɪʀ ᴍᴏɴᴅᴀʏ ᴏɴʏᴇᴍᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ ᴅᴇᴘᴜᴛʏ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴏʀ ᴏғ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ. ᴛʜɪs ᴄᴏᴡᴀʀᴅʟʏ ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇғᴀᴍᴇ ʜɪᴍ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ʙᴀsᴇʟᴇss ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴀ ᴅɪssᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴏғ ɴᴅᴏᴋᴡᴀ, ʜɪs ʜᴏᴍᴇ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴ. ɪᴛ ɪs ᴇssᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴏғ ɴᴅᴏᴋᴡᴀ ᴛᴏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs ᴏғ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴘᴜᴛʏ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴏʀ, ᴀs ᴏᴜᴛʟɪɴᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ 1999 ᴄᴏɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ɴɪɢᴇʀɪᴀ, ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴄᴏɢɴɪᴢᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴇ ᴘʀɪᴏʀɪᴛɪᴇs ᴏғ ʜɪs ʀᴏʟᴇ.

ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴘᴜᴛʏ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴏʀ:

ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪᴍᴀʀʏ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴘᴜᴛʏ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴏʀ, sɪᴍɪʟᴀʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴠɪᴄᴇ ᴘʀᴇsɪᴅᴇɴᴛ, ɪs ᴛᴏ sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄ sᴛᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɢʀᴏᴡᴛʜ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ. ᴀᴄᴄᴜsᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴛʜᴀᴛ sɪʀ ᴍᴏɴᴅᴀʏ ᴏɴʏᴇᴍᴇ ʜᴀs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀᴛᴛʀᴀᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛs ᴛᴏ ɴᴅᴏᴋᴡᴀ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏᴠᴇʀʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀᴏᴀᴅᴇʀ sᴄᴏᴘᴇ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴅᴜᴛɪᴇs. ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ’s ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛʀᴀᴛᴇɢɪᴄ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴʏᴇᴍᴇ ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ғᴜʟғɪʟʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴍᴀɴᴅᴀᴛᴇs ᴇғғᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ.

ϙᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴅɪʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴜsᴇʀs:

ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀs ᴏғ _”ᴇϙᴜɪᴛʏ ғᴏʀᴜᴍ”_ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴ ᴀɴᴏɴʏᴍᴏᴜs, ᴄᴀsᴛɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴜʙᴛ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄʀᴇᴅɪʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴs. ᴜɴʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ғᴀᴄᴇʟᴇss ᴀᴄᴄᴜsᴇʀs, ɪ, ᴄᴏᴍʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴏᴊᴇɪ (ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ᴡᴏɴɢ ʙᴏx), ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄʜ ᴍʏ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴍʏ sᴛᴀᴛᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs. ᴛʀᴀɴsᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴄʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄʀᴜᴄɪᴀʟ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴅɪsᴄᴜssɪɴɢ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴀɴᴄᴇ. ɪғ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴜsᴇʀs ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍs, ᴛʜᴇʏ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ғᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇᴠɪᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪᴛɪᴇs.

ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ sɪʀ ᴍᴏɴᴅᴀʏ ᴏɴʏᴇᴍᴇ:

sɪʀ ᴍᴏɴᴅᴀʏ ᴏɴʏᴇᴍᴇ ʜᴀs ᴀ ᴡᴇʟʟ-ᴅᴏᴄᴜᴍᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ ʜɪsᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏғ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴɪᴛᴀʀɪᴀɴ ᴇғғᴏʀᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴀʟ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ɴᴅᴏᴋᴡᴀ. ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀsᴛ ᴅᴇᴄᴀᴅᴇ, ʜᴇ ʜᴀs ᴄᴏɴsɪsᴛᴇɴᴛʟʏ sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴠᴀʀɪᴏᴜs ɪɴɪᴛɪᴀᴛɪᴠᴇs ᴀɪᴍᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ɪᴍᴘʀᴏᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇs ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ. ʜɪs ɪɴᴛᴇɢʀɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴅɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴇᴠɪᴅᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴠᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴀᴄᴛ ʜᴇ ʜᴀs ʜᴀᴅ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ.

ᴄᴏɴsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴄʀɪᴛɪᴄɪsᴍ ᴠs. ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ᴀssᴀssɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ:

ᴄʀɪᴛɪᴄɪᴢɪɴɢ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇs ᴄᴏɴsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ ɪs ᴠɪᴛᴀʟ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜʏ ᴅᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏ. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, sᴘʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴅɪsɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴɢᴀɢɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ᴀssᴀssɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀʀᴇ ᴅᴇᴛʀɪᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴʟʏ sᴇʀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍɪsʟᴇᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ. ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴡɪsʜ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴅᴅʀᴇss ɪssᴜᴇs ʀᴇʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴀɴᴄᴇ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅᴏ sᴏ ᴄᴏɴsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ, ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ʜɪᴅɪɴɢ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴀɴᴏɴʏᴍɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴀᴜɴᴄʜɪɴɢ ʙᴀsᴇʟᴇss ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋs.

ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs:

ᴍᴀɴʏ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴇxᴘʀᴇssᴇᴅ sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ ғᴏʀ sɪʀ ᴍᴏɴᴅᴀʏ ᴏɴʏᴇᴍᴇ, ᴇᴍᴘʜᴀsɪᴢɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴇ *”ᴅɪsᴀsᴛᴇʀ”*

ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴄᴇʟᴇss ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍs. ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜɪɢʜʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴀᴅᴅʀᴇssɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴏᴛ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇs ᴏғ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ɪssᴜᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴅᴏᴋᴡᴀ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ᴄᴏɴsᴇɴsᴜs ɪs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏɴʏᴇᴍᴇ’s ᴄᴏɴᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛɪᴏɴs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴ, ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ ɪɴ ᴇᴅᴜᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴀʟ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴅᴀʙʟᴇ.

ᴄᴀʟʟ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ:

ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴏғ ɴᴅᴏᴋᴡᴀ ᴍᴜsᴛ ᴜɴɪᴛᴇ ɪɴ ᴅᴇғᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀs ᴡʜᴏ ɢᴇɴᴜɪɴᴇʟʏ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʙᴇɴᴇғɪᴛ. ɪᴛ ɪs ᴄʀᴜᴄɪᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ғᴏᴄᴜs ᴏɴ ᴄᴏɴsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴅɪᴀʟᴏɢᴜᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴠᴏɪᴅ sᴘʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ғᴀʟsᴇʜᴏᴏᴅs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ᴅᴀᴍᴀɢᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴘᴜᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴅᴇᴅɪᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ sᴇʀᴠᴀɴᴛs. ʙʏ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ sᴏ, ᴡᴇ ᴇɴsᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴀɴᴄᴇ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴs ᴇғғᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏᴜʀ ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴇғғᴏʀᴛs ᴛᴏ ʙʀɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ.

ᴄᴏɴᴄʟᴜsɪᴏɴ:

ɪɴ ᴄᴏɴᴄʟᴜsɪᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀsᴇʟᴇss ᴀᴄᴄᴜsᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ʙʏ “ᴇϙᴜɪᴛʏ ғᴏʀᴜᴍ” ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ʜɪs ᴇxᴄᴇʟʟᴇɴᴄʏ sɪʀ ᴍᴏɴᴅᴀʏ ᴏɴʏᴇᴍᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴜɴғᴏᴜɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀʀᴍғᴜʟ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴏғ ɴᴅᴏᴋᴡᴀ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ sᴛᴀɴᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴅᴇᴘᴜᴛʏ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴏʀ, ʀᴇᴄᴏɢɴɪᴢɪɴɢ ʜɪs ᴛʀᴜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴏғғɪᴄᴇ. ᴛʀᴀɴsᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴄʏ, ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴄʀɪᴛɪᴄɪsᴍ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ɢᴜɪᴅᴇ ᴏᴜʀ ᴅɪsᴄᴜssɪᴏɴs ᴏɴ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴀɴᴄᴇ, ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ғᴀᴄᴇʟᴇss ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀʟɪᴄɪᴏᴜs ʙʟᴀᴄᴋᴍᴀɪʟ.