Last Tuesday, Obiana decried the withdrawal of his security detail during an election stakeholders meeting organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

“I want my security detail returned immediately because I am going to start a fight from there,” Obiano said.

“I am the Governor of Anambra state and all the paraphernalia of my office must be there.

“This is unacceptable and a sign of what will happen. Those behind this would be disappointed because we are very ready for the election.”

IDRIS SPEAKS

Explaining why Obiano lost his security detail, IGP Idris said the police wanted to prevent a scenario where ADCs to Governors are used to ferry arms to thugs on voting day.

Idris also assured the Governor that he’d have his security personnel restored after the vote.

“We do not mean anything bad to Anambra Governor on this action; his ADC will be returned to him early Sunday morning after the governorship election on Saturday Nov.18.

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“We have equally withdrawn all the policemen attached to political appointees, local government chairmen and others in Anambra till after the election,” said the police boss.

MOSHOOD'S TAKE

But police spokesperson, Moshood, offered a completely different reason for leaving Obiano bare.

Moshood said the Governor’s security personnel weren’t withdrawn. He said they only left Obiano to attend a lecture.

“The true position of the matter is that the Aide-De-Camp or any other Police Officer attached to His Excellency, Chief Willie Obiano, Governor of Anambra State was not withdrawn.

“On Tuesday, 14th November, 2017, the ADC and CSO to the Governor were called to the Police Command Headquarters in Awka to attend IGP’s lecture with all other Police Personnel deployed for the election, which was also attended by the Heads of other Security and Safety Agencies participating in the security arrangement for the election under the Inter-agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) in the State.

“The ADC and CSO returned a few hours later after the lecture, same date, to their duty posts in Government House, Awka, Anambra State.”

NOW WHAT?

One boss said the police operatives were withdrawn, the other said, nah, not really...the security detail only attended a lecture.

Didn’t they compare notes before going public? Who do we believe?

President Buhari has since ordered that Governor Obiano’s security detail be restored.