The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has raised the alarm overthe alleged redeployment of the state’s
Commissioner of Police, Mr. Finihan Adeoye, allegedly on the instruction of Governor Adams Oshiomhole.
The party described the removal of the police commissioner as one done in “controversial circumstances,” especially as it came a few days to the governorship election scheduled for next Wednesday.
The Publicity Secretary, Edo PDP, Chris Nehikhare, in a statement on Tuesday evening, alleged that the governor influenced Adeoye’s redeployment over a disagreement on the use of police personnel before and during the poll.
Adeoye had resumed office on September 5, after his predecessor, Chris Ezike, was redeployed to the Police College in Lagos.
The Edo State PDP alleged that the governor had taken offence that the commissioner was not in support of the recent arrests and detention of its (PDP) members.
The statement read, “Mr. Finihan Adeoye, sources say, had proved difficult about deploying policemen on the eve of the election and on the day of election, in a manner that would affect the conduct and outcome of the election.
“The disposition of the commissioner is said to have made the governor uncomfortable. This had made him to appeal to higher authorities, from where theorder for the removal of Mr. Adeoye was given.”