Rabiu Garba, DPO who quelled angry mob in the midst of #endSARS protest
Admin l Saturday, October 23, 2020
ONTISHA, Anambra, Nigeria – A Divisional Police Officer at Fegge, Onitsha has distinguished himself above his ranks and file as a police officer.
The Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Mr. Rabia Garba is not an Igboman, but from the core North who has worked himself into the minds of youths in Onitsha and his self-serving efforts paid off during the #endSARS protest.
Rabiu Garba is reported to have built a borehole for his neighbourhood without any fund raising. He also organizes soccer tournaments for the youths of Fegge at their stadium where he also goes to play table tennis weekly.
“For Rabiu Garba, Fegge is his home. Fegge is his community”, his admirers have said.
The DPO has attended almost every church and every event in the area as he is invited because he is accepted as one of them.
“When the rampaging youths came to burn his Police Division yesterday, he neither fought nor fled. While his men panicked, he walked out to meet the mob with the courage of a man who had nothing to fear.
“They recognized him and the angry chants were silenced! Most of the youths could vouch for him as a professional cop and a role model for many young men in the community. They even granted him audience to address and counsel them before the mob dispersed.
“It had nothing to do with his tribe. It had nothing to do with his religion. He was just a model cop. We made the bad cops go viral, let’s make the Good cop Go viral too. We talk about the bad ones, let’s talk about the good ones too. Weldone DPO Rabiu Garba”, his admirers said.
