Hate Speech: Police Launch Probe Into Viral Video Of A Biafran Man Threatening To Kill Adeyinka Grandson

Hate Speech: Police Launch Probe Into Viral Video Of A Biafran Man Threatening To Kill Adeyinka Grandson

The Lagos state police command have launched an investigation into  a
vile video by a yet-to-be identified Igbo man threatening to kill one
Adeyinka Grandson, the campaigner for the creation of Oduduwa republic.

Recall that after the election, there were reports that some thugs in
Lagos state attacked the shops of some Igbo men and women for allegedly
not voting APC during the elections. The Lagos state police command
have however denied this claim.

It is alleged that Adeyinka Grandson said some uncomplimentary things
about Ibos residing in Lagos after the election and this caused the
Biafran man to reply him with threats.

The Biafra member vowed to haunt Adeyinka Grandson and kill him if
anything happens to any Igbo man and woman or their businesses. He
threatened that the secessionist group would burn down Lagos if they
destroy any property of any Igbo man. He argued that Igbos should be
allowed to vote freely if they reside and pay their taxes in Lagos.

Reacting to the threats, the Lagos state police spokesman, Chike Oti,
in an interview with The Nation, said the state commissioner of police,
Zubairu Muazu, has already directed the intelligence arm of the command
to probe the video with a view to obtain credible intelligence that
will lead to the arrest and prosecution of the character.

“The command has seen the video. The man in question is automatically
a suspect as far as the Lagos Police Command is concerned.  Actually,
we do not know where he made that video from. We are yet to establish if
it was in Nigeria or abroad but investigation will reveal that.

“The Police Commissioner Zubairu Muazu has urged residents to
disregard such characters because they are out to cause only mischief.
Nigerians are enjoined to take news emanating from questionable sources
with a pinch of salt and try to get confirmation on issues of security
from the police and relevant agencies. The police commissioner reassures
the good people of Lagos that their security is uppermost in the mind
of the command. The command will leave no stone unturned to ensure
security for all to thrive, irrespective of tribe, religious or ethnic
inclination.

“He is appealing to Lagosians with useful information on the
character and his ilks to avail the command. The Commissioner has
activated intelligence component of the command to look into the video
footage and avail us credible intelligence that would lead to the arrest
of that character and people like him who are agents of division and
propagate hate, inciting messages.

“From available record, the man in the video is not a member of any
known Igbo organisation and has never been introduced as spokesman for
any known Igbo group. So, the Igbo and Nigerians in general should not
take him seriously.” he said