Nigeria, Aug. 27, 2016 – A chattered accountant, Mr. Ritchie Etonye, working in Bayelsa State civil service has instructed his lawyers to sue the Nigeria Police Force(NPF) and Sahara Reporters over report of unlawful invasion of his home in search for arms and cash.
In a statement, his lawyer, Mr. Doueyi Dominic Fiderikumo of D.D.Fiderikumo and Co, said the home of his client was invaded and ransacked on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 by a team of policemen numbering 50, without probable cause, and in the process, several valuable property were damaged.
“Mr. Ritchie Etonye was not in Bayelsa when the incident occurred. Indeed, he travelled out of the state with the Governor on official assignment. Upon inquiry, he found out that the police were acting on a false tip-off that he had stockpiled arms and cash in his residence.
“After several hours of the operation, the police did not find anything incriminating and they left thoroughly disappointed. Expectedly, as part of the plot to incite the unsuspecting public against the Government and his principal, some disgruntled politicians have twisted and concocted their usual falsehood from the police invasion of his house as has been widely reported by Sahara Reporters’’, he said adding that the invasion and online report ‘’have caused untoward embarrassment to his client since it is intended to tarnish his hard-earned image as a reputable Chartered Accountant.
“Our client is not a politician and should not be dragged to the arena of politics. Consequently, our client has instructed us to sue the Nigerian Police Force and Sahara Reporters for damages.
“For record purposes, our client is a peace loving and law-abiding citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and would stop at nothing to clear his name”, he said.
