Activist says allegations against the IGP are distractions

A UK-based Nigerian activist, Philip Agbese has described the

Misau alleged the Police boss was pocketing N10 billion "illicit fund" generated by the Force from private firms on monthly basis.

The Police, however, denied the allegation but also accused Misau of deserting the Force.

Misau was a former Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) before he ventured into politics.

While speaking on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday, October 3, 2017, Misau accused the IGP of having sexual relationship with two female police officers.

The Bauchi Central lawmaker also accused the IGP of secretly tying the knots with a female cop which he impregnated.

Senate President Bukola Saraki referred the matter of Misau’s alleged desertion to the committee on ethics and privileges.

An ad-hoc committee was also set up to investigate the allegation of corruption against the Police boss, Idris.

But in a statement made available to , Agbese argued that the Senate was acting out a 'well-rehearsed script.'

“The Senate, acting out what is now increasingly proving to be a well-rehearsed script, now has not one but two committees investigating the Inspector General of Police over what may well be a vendetta since there is no substance to warrant the deployment of scarce legislative resources in this manner,” Agbese said.

“In the coming days the two committees will likely be serving made-up obscene details that will make us all forget the key issue, which is that of a Senate populated with people that only serve their own interests.

“It is about the Senators striving hard to get Nigerians something to ventilate about while ignoring the substance of the matter. It will be another season of made-for-television reality show that will neither add value to our lives nor to deepen our democracy.

“The issue is a Senate that has failed to come up with the appropriate intervention to deploy more funding to make the Police more effective but has instead decided to hound those currently managing the little that is available to combat crimes spawned by the political class typified by Senators.

“It is about lawmakers that are angry because the Inspector General of Police possibly found public-private partnerships that work at a time when no ideas are coming from those drawing jumbo salaries and allowances for that very purpose,” he added.

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The activist advised Nigerians to elect responsible representatives to the National Assembly.

“If there is something Nigerians are yet to learn is the need to ensure that they only send in serious minded people as their representatives to the National Assembly.

“Each constituency or district tend to think Nigeria can manage with the mediocre they are sending to parliament unawares that the other districts are doing about the same thing so we end up with a mediocre mass that we expect to legislate and perform oversight functions as applicable in other parts of the world.

“But what do we end up with? A cycle whereby each Senate finds something to convert into a reality television show to distract Nigerians while they pocket their humongous allowances as citizens are left without the services traditionally expected of parliaments,” he said.