You’re lawless for ordering tinted glass enforcement – Activist Israel Joe to Delta CP
President of De-Advocates for Justice, Comrade Israel Joe, on Wednesday said the Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, is “lawless” for ordering the enforcement of tinted glass in the state. This is contained in a counter-statement to CP Abaniwonda.
It would be recalled that CP Abaniwonda had ordered the enforcement of the tinted glass permit across the state beginning from October 2, despite a case by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) at the Federal High Court, Abuja. The NBA’s suit against the IGP is still pending for determination.
Joe said, “We read with disgusting disappointment about the enforcement of tinted glass policy across Delta State starting from tomorrow, October 2, by the Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, through the Delta State Command spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe.”
According to Joe, “It is surprising that such orders are being dished out in a time when the country celebrates independence, which should connote freedom. This shows that we are not free from the oppressive tendencies of the ruling class.”
Joe said, “Case of tinted glass policy is pending for determination by an Abuja Federal High Court.
“The prayers question the legality, constitutionality, and ultimately the lawfulness of the police on such a policy.
“Automatically by law, the status quo should remain, even as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) has acknowledged receipt of the suit.”
He also said, “The directive of the CP Delta lacks lawfulness and subsequently portends dictatorial tendencies to extort Deltans with illegally yet unconstitutional orders.
“I wish the Inspector General of Police calls the CP Delta to order, as I urge residents of Delta State to resist such orders. We shall shortly occupy the streets in dramatising the shamelessness of the Police in Delta State as we call for the tenets of a free nation today, being Independence Day.”
