Rivers Police Relieve Two Officers Pending Outpost Inquiry

The Rivers State Police Command has queried and relieved two officers of duty pending an investigation into allegations that suspected cultists renovated a police outpost in Abuloma, Rivers State. The officers are the divisional police officer in charge of Abuloma Division and the officer overseeing the affected outpost. The command said the action followed a social-media video showing people described as suspected cultists at the facility, alongside police officers, during what appeared to be a celebration of the renovation’s completion. Police spokesperson Blessing Agabe said Commissioner Olugbenga Adepoju ordered a full investigation into the circumstances of the work and the allegations. The command said investigators would seek to establish who financed or facilitated the renovation, whether it was authorised, whether required procedures were followed and whether any police personnel breached professional standards or compromised the force’s integrity. The video was reported to show people gathered at the outpost on October 15. Reports linked the date to an annual anniversary associated with a confraternity, but the available information does not independently establish...