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Odili: Invaders To Be Arraigned Next Week; Immigration Officer Arrested

November 28, 2021

By Gideon Njoku

The 14 suspects who invaded the home of Supreme Court Justice, Mary Peter-Odili, will be arraigned before a Court next week.

The 14 of them, led by a fake CSP of Police, Lawrence Ajodo, will now be joined by a senior Immigration officer, Abdullahi Usman. Usman has just been arrested in connection with the invasion of Peter-Odili’s home.

The Justice’s Maitama, Abuja home was invaded by a group, now described by the Police as a criminal syndicate on October 29, 2021.

Flaunting a search warrant signed for them by a Magistrate, Emmanuel Iyanna, they said they were members of the Joint Panel Recovery Unit. The unit operates under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Justice. Iyanna revoked the search warrant hours later saying he was misled.

The invasion was greeted by outrage nationwide, prompting those whose offices were mentioned in connection with it to quickly issue a denial. Those who denied involvement include the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister for Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, the Police, the DSS, and the EFCC. Both Malami and the Inspector General of Police ordered an investigation into the scandalous incident.

When the Police, eventually, cracked the case, they arrested and paraded 14 suspects, who the Force Spokesman, CP Frank Mbah, said were members of a criminal syndicate and were on an illegal criminal mission. They are made up, he said, of Police, Soldiers, Lawyers, Bankers, Journalists, a Herbalist and a prayer warrior of the Muslim faith.

Mbah revealed that CSP, Ajodo, is fake. However, there was shock when Ajodo admitted being fake, but said he is a consultant to Malami. Malami issued a statement vehemently denying Ajodo’s claim.

Speaking to Sunday Punch, Mbah said the 15 suspects will be arraigned next week for prosecution.

This, perhaps, means that investigations are over. However, a couple of the suspects, including two soldiers, whose identities have not been revealed remain at large.