The Chairman of the Lagos State Parks Management Committee, Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo is under investigation by the police over his alleged threat to Igbos in Lagos State.
The disclosure was made by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, after MC Oluomo was spotted in a video asking “Iya Chukwudi” not to bother to come to the polls if they will not for the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC).
In a viral video, MC Oluomo was spotted saying; “Please tell them, we have begged them. If they don’t vote for us, it is not a fight. Tell them that Chukwudi’s mother, if you don’t vote for us, sit down at home. Do you understand? Sit down at home.”
Speaking during an interview with Arise TV on Friday, March 17, Owohunwa said that an investigation had been launched into the alleged threat issued against Igbo by MC Oluomo, as he disclosed the readiness of the state police command to secure voters during Saturday, March 18th governorship and State House of Assembly elections.
“We condemn in the strongest possible terms any act, statement, or an action that could be interpreted as hate speech or that could be interpreted as deepening political tension regardless of the brain that might be behind it. With regards to this specific video you mentioned, it is currently a subject of a detailed investigation,” Owohunwa said in reaction to MC Oluomo’s threat.
The police boss also issued a note of warning to all those brewing violence in the state, stressing that they should desist or face the full wrath of the law, adding that the law enforcement agents will not spare any lawbreaker.
“Of course, we are deploying our cyber security access to solve that. And, I can assure you that nobody is above the law. This country is regulated. Anybody that tries to use his position, or his influence on others to deepen hate, or engender political tension which could, of course, snowball into violence, it remains the responsibility and the mandate of the Nigeria Police to investigate such cases.
“This specific one you mentioned will not be in isolation. It is already a subject of review. And it will be in the interest of the actors behind it and all others that might wish to also engage in such ill-informed, indirect action to be very careful, to be firmly warned because in the fullness of time, the full law will take its course and it will be not different in this instance if established,” Owohunwa added.
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