The Deputy Commissioner of Operations in Delta State, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has criticised the growing trend of people appealing to security agencies on behalf of suspected criminals.
Speaking through a post on his X account on Monday, the former police spokesperson said efforts to influence law enforcement authorities to free offenders or ignore crimes undermine the fight against criminality. According to him, those who make such appeals are helping criminals escape accountability.
“I always maintain my stance and principles when it comes to fighting crimes and criminality. Don’t even bother to contact me, pleading for a criminal. It’s shameful, and it won’t work out well.
“Anyone begging and mounting pressure on the police and security agencies to release or pardon a criminal or overlook a crime is also a criminal,” he wrote.
Adejobi stressed the need for citizens and security agencies to work together in confronting crime and maintaining law and order across the country.
“No two ways about it. We need to stand firm, remain resolute in curbing crimes and vices in our society, collectively.”
His comments come amid reports that terrorists are seeking the release of detained members as part of negotiations for the freedom of an abducted retired Major General and some school pupils from Oyo State.
