No policeman resigned in Abia over bad treatment — Spokesperson

Abia Police Command says information circulating on the media regarding a purported resignation of a Police officer in Abia Command is untrue and misleading.

In an X post directed at the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Wednesday, an online journalist said Ugochukwu Nwaso, attached to the Abia State Police Command and a corporal in the force, resigned for yet-to-be-confirmed reasons.

The journalist had produced a wireless message from the police confirming the incident.

However, the Abia Police Command in a statement issued by its Public Relations Officer, PPRO ASP Maureen Chinaka on behalf of the state Commissioner of Police, Kenechukwu Onwumelie Thursday debunked the information, stating, “I still insist that the information circulating on X posted by PIDOMNIGERIA is untrue and incorrect.

“The write-up *INSINUATES* that Corporal Ugochukwu Nwaso resigned from the Nigeria Police Force and is now a civilian due to ill-treatment by police authority. This is misleading and untrue, as the officer remains in the service of the NPF, up till yesterday 01/05/2024.

“The wireless signal dated April 26, 2024, on which the writer depended is already outdated and does not reflect the current situation. The writer should have gotten in touch with appropriate Police sources before proceeding with disseminating the information. I reiterate that he relied on an outdated document and thereby misled the reading audience.

“As at yesterday, 1 May 2024, Corporal Ugochukwu Nwaso was actively on duty at his division. Anyone in doubt can visit Eziama Police Division to inquire if Coperal Ugochukwu Nwaso is still in service or not.

“The public are hereby advised to be mindful of information and their sources“.