Police Confirm Arrest of Deji Adeyanju, Others for Unlawful Assembly, Incitement, breach of law & order.

Police Confirm Arrest of Deji Adeyanju, Others for Unlawful Assembly, Incitement, breach of law & order.

The Police at Force headquarters on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of Mr. Deji Adeyanju, Daniel Abobana and Boma Williams for criminal conspiracy, joint act, defamation of character, public nuisance, disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant, disturbance of public peace and threat to public security and safety.
Force Public Relations Officer, Acting DCP Jimoh Moshood in a statement titled ‘Dispersal of Unlawful Assembly and Unruly Protesters’, said Adeyanju and others will also be arraigned for criminal defamatory and derogatory conduct against constituted authority, breach of law and order and inciting public disturbance.
Moshood said, “The Nigeria Police Force is not unaware of the rights of every Nigerian to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, and freedom of movement as essentials of Democracy provided for by the 1999 constitution, Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended particularly sections 38, 39, 40 and 41.
“However, these rights must be observed with decorum, in good faith and without violating the rights of other millions of Nigerians to free movement and access to safety and security across the Country.
“Deji Adeyanju, Daniel Abobama and Boma Williams were arrested by the Police within the powers provided under the constitution, Police Act and Regulations, the Penal Code Law and Procedures to prevent crime and ensure safety of all Nigerians.
“The Constitutional rights of every Nigerian as stated in first paragraph above i.e. Sections 38, 39, 40 and 41, these rights are not absolute as section 45 of the same Constitution provides for derogations to these rights.
“Deji Adeyanju, Daniel Abobama and Boma Williams contravene the law and were arrested for Criminal Conspiracy, Joint Act, defamation of character, public nuisance, disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant, disturbance of public peace, inciting public disturbance, threat to public security and safety, criminal defamatory and derogatory conduct against constituent authority and breach of law and order under sections 96, 113, 114, 152, 183 and 391 of Penal Code law.
“They are already arraigned in court in Abuja for prosecution.
“For avoidance of doubt, attached are the exhibits recovered from Deji Adeyanju, Daniel Abobama and Boma Williams and some of the criminal defamatory comments and utterances, that is capable of inciting public disturbance, threat to public security and safety, criminal defamatory and derogatory conduct against constituent authority and breach of law and order pasted by Deji Adeyanju on his face book page.”
Recall that the political activist and convener of the group ‘Concerned Nigerians’ had planned a protest march to Police headquarters over alleged interference by the Police in several elections conducted across the country recently.
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