 Police Command has confirmed a mob attack on Bishop Hilary C. Okafoh of Madalla){kind=link}
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed a mob attack on Bishop Hilary C. Okafoh of Madalla, Niger State at Deidei Building Material Market New Site, Abuja over his involvement in Shetima’s unveiling as Tinubu’s running mate.
AFRIPOST had reported that Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate, had unveiled the former Borno State governor as his running mate in Abuja on Wednesday, July 20 with presence of Christian Bishops widely believed to be ‘fake hired clerics’ for the fact that Christians and other well-meaning Nigerians have kicked against the choice of Shettima and a Muslim-Muslim ticket of the APC.
Bishop Okafoh was said to have been spotted by traders and was almost lynched but the police acted in time to rescue and escort him out of Dei-Dei International Building Materials Market, Abuja.
Tribune Online reports that the mob descended on him to lynch him for his involvement in the alleged impersonation of bishops during Senator Shettima’s unveiling last month.
The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Josephine Adeh, confirmed the incident and disclosed that a crowd of jesters followed Reverend Hilary C. Okafoh, trying to take pictures of him while they passed humiliating comments at him.
“Not knowing how far this will go, and to preserve his fundamental human rights, the police swung into action and saved him from further embarrassment.”
She noted that the FCT Commissioner of Police has cautioned anyone who would desire to violate the rights of others while hiding behind a social or political facade to drop the notion or face the appropriate legal repercussions.