By GABRIEL ENOGHOLASE
BENIN—ASSISTANT Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of Police Zone 5, Benin, Alhaji Hashimu Argungun, has described as unfortunate a situation where two security agencies of government gave conflicting reports on one issue.
He was referring to the handling of the investigations of the alleged suspects involved in the murder of the Principal Private Secretary to Governor Adams Oshiomhole, Comrade Olaitan Oyerinde, by the Directorate of State Security Service (DSSS) and the Nigeria Police.
The AIG, who was answering questions from newsmen at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Secretariat, during a courtesy visit to members of the union in Benin, yesterday, said: "It is unfortunate that two agencies of government are giving conflicting statements on one issue. I call it unfortunate because Criminal Justice System, is a system that works together.
"It is just like the human system because if one part of the human system is rotten, it may likely affect the whole body. So, I am speaking metaphorically in the sense that every organization, when it comes to security aspect, should work hand in hand so that they can achieve common objective and common cause."
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