No leniency for criminals, plea-makers are also criminals — Police

Abdullateef Fowewe

Former spokesman for the Nigerian Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has reaffirmed a hardline stance against crime.

Adejobi in a statement via X on Sunday, insisted that he will not intervene on behalf of suspects and warning that those who urge authorities to release or pardon offenders are themselves complicit.

“I always maintain my stance and principles when it comes to fighting crimes and criminality. Don’t even bother to contact me, pleading for a criminal. It’s shameful, and it won’t work out well,” Adejobi wrote.

He added a rebuke, “Anyone begging and mounting pressure on the police and security agencies to release or pardon a criminal or overlook a crime is also a criminal. No two ways about it. Check yourself.”

Adejobi urged collective resolve in confronting crime and social vices, calling for society to “stand firm, remain resolute in curbing crimes and vices in our society, collectively.”