The Commissioner of Police in Imo state, Dasuki Galadanchi have been urged to dissociate himself from the political interest of Governor Rochas Okorocha or have himself to blame during the polls.
The CP, it is believed in the state, is working hand in glove with Okorocha as the governor has boasted that nobody can remove Galandachi as long as he remains governor.
Okorocha led rescue mission administration, is believed to have procured more than 20 police coloured branded Siena buses, and donated to Imo State Police Command and specifically assigned to political thugs and numerous security formations set up by the Imo state government as a cover to harass, intimidate and confuse Imo citizens thereby rigging the 2019 Imo governorship election.
Late last year Okorocha donated about 40 Siena Buses to the Imo state Police Command to aide their operations.
Official government press release stated that Okorocha donated 100 Siena Cars as security operational vehicles for Imo Command, many of such branded vehicles were not delivered to the police.
Peoples Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate, Ihedioha Campaign Organization through their new media directorate has alleged fear over the clandestine move by the Okorocha led rescue mission administration to use branded official police vehicle to rig election and perpetuate his 3rd term agenda through his Son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, the gubernatorial candidate of the Action Alliance, AA.
Director New Media, Ihedioha Campaign Organization, Aic Akwarandu writing on his social media handle said:
“The plan is to use the remaining branded vehicles to monitor elections with their own “men”.
The State police command must investigate this particular information and ensure that it will not happen on the day of Election.
Imo People are very determined about this election. No election has gained awareness like this. Even the woman in the village understands that She needs to be sure of her result before going home after voting.
Anybody planing to do anything other than free and fair election is inviting anarchy. Imolites are peaceful people. But you don’t take them for a ride.
Their Votes Must count. The truth is that the State Government branded more Siena cars than it donated to the State police command.”
Okorocha our sources revealed, had boasted to his rescue mission lieutenants that nobody will remove the commissioner of police Imo state as long as he is still the Governor of Imo State, the CP was said to be a confidant of Okorocha. It was alleged that Governor Rochas Okorocha influenced his posting to Imo after pressing on the former Inspector General of Police to remove former Imo CP, Chris Okey Ezike, now AIG Zone 4.
The Imo new CP, Galandanchi, temporarily leaved at Okorocha’s private residence on posting to Imo State for a period of time before eventual relocation to the Police Commissioner’s quarter, behind government House Owerri. Even the last redeployment of Commissioner’s of Police across the 36 States of the federation did not affect him.
Our findings revealed that in previous elections in Imo, commissioner’s of Police always make official pronouncement banning Imo state government para-military structures like IMO SECURITY NETWORK , IMO CIVIL GUARDS , etc, from carrying firearms and participating in the general election, but the current Imo Police command has been silent on such orders.
There are fears in some quarters that many thugs working for the rescue mission government, especially the ‘AREA BOYS’ that moves around with a siren Camry car tagged IMGH security will wear police uniform on the election day. It’s imperative the police high command look at the issues raised critically and find a very pragmatic way to deal with them , spread their dragnet and intelligence to forestall breakdown of law and order and ensure safety of Imo citizens, as well as guaranteeing free, fair and credible elections come February 23rd and March 9th, 2019.