A security man at the board’s office, Peter Abel, said Chief Superintendent Tony Olofo arrived the board’s Area 3, Enforcement office at about 3am on Friday with over 25 well-armed mobile policemen to effect the release of a womn who was arrested alongside with other women.
He alleged that the police officer, who wore mufti, identified himself and was made to wait for other policemen in the AEPB’s premises to identify him.
“As we were about to call other policemen inside our compound, the policemen in his company pulled down the gate and they walked into the compound, which made 15 suspects escape.
According to him, the police officer came with a team in seven Abuja Crime Control Squad (ACCOS) vehicles, who shot sporadically outside the gate.
He said the mobile policemen brutalized some of the board’s workers and policemen on duty at that time.
Reacting, Head of AEPB’s Enforcement Unit, Olusegun Olusa, said the board’s officials usually arrest women loitering on the streets as from 12 midnight.
“On this particular night at about 2am, we were close to Amigo Supermarket at Wuse 2 and arrested 15 suspected prostitutes at that spot, which is among our flash points in the city for such activities,” he stated.
He said shortly after the operation, somebody who claimed to be the divisional police officer of Garki Police Station came with a team of armed policemen to force the board’s gate open, by pulling down the wall.
“He equally ordered his men to arrest our staff, including some policemen in the premises, who were part of the operation. Many of them were beaten and seriously manhandled by the armed policemen and one of our staff is right now in hospital receiving treatment from the beating he received from the team of policemen,” Olusa said.
When contacted, FCT Police Spokesman, Superintendent Jimoh Moshood, said he is not aware of the incident and will confirm from Garki Station before getting back to our reporter.
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Garki policemen accused of attacking AEPB officials