BREAKING! Alleged Stripping Of Staff: Police Declares ex-Minister Kenneth Gbagi Wanted

The Delta state Police Command, has declared a former Minister of State Education, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi wanted for allegedly failing to honour consecutive invitation for him to appear over the reported case of stripping of some of his hotel workers naked.

BIGPEN reports that Gbagi has been enmeshed in a allegation that he stripped one Mr Victor Ephraim, Gloria Oguzie, Mrs Precious Achibong and Roselyn Okiemute Diaghwarh, staff of his hotel, Signatious Hotel in Delta State, naked and filmed them.

The former Minister who has since denied any wrongdoing in the allegation had last week, called on Inspector General of Police to conduct a forensic investigation into the nude pictures circulating on social media in which he is being accused of dehumanising some staff of his hotel in Warri, Delta state.

BIGPEN reports that the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, following public outcry over the ugly incident had on Friday, promised that justice will prevail in the scandal involving the former Minister.

Adamu, in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Deputy Commissioner of Police Frank Mba, said the Delta State Police Command has since commenced investigation into the issue.

The IGP also vowed that justice must prevail, no matter who is involved.

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Gbagi who earlier said he was ready to honour any police invitation extended to him, however queried “why should I be arrested? For what crime?”

He, however, told newsmen last week that the allegation was “politically motivated” to discredit him ahead 2023 governorship election in Delta state.

“If a forensic investigation is conducted today and it is proven that I am involved, that my hand, body or that of any person for that matter was in contact with them, I will resign from politics”, Gbagi was quoted to have said, adding that ” I never touch any of them. I made this statement on oath”.

But the state Police Public Relation Officer, DSP Onomo Onovwakpoyeya in a statement entitled “Delta Police Command Declared Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi Wanted” made available to newsmen in Asaba on Tuesday, urged members of the public with useful information as to his whereabouts of Gbagi to report same to the nearest Police Station for his immediate arrest.

The statement reads; “Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi was invited by the Commissioner of Police through the Area Commander Warri and DPO Ebrumede Division on September 25th, 2020 for questioning concerning the alleged dehumanizing manner in which he ordered some of his staffs to be stripped naked and physically assaulted because of an alleged case of stealing which took place at Signatious Hotel belonging to him.

“Kenneth Gbagi personally and severally called and gave the excuse that he has a burial ceremony of his elder sister on Friday 25/9/2020 in which he is a key player, and asked for time to finish with the ceremony on Sunday, thereafter will report at the State Headquarters on Monday September 28, 2020. These requests were granted on humanitarian ground.

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“On Monday September, 28th2020, Kenneth Gbagi called the Commissioner of Police to say that he has a court case to attend to, promising to report at the Police Headquarters in Asaba by 3:00pm; again he was equally obliged. On the same date, the Commissioner of Police had to call him at about 5:00pm before the same Kenneth Gbagi said he was on his way to the State HQ Asaba. Sadly and unfortunately Kenneth Gbagi still failed to report instead he went into the public space to disparage, blackmail and maligned the person of the Commissioner of Police and the Nigeria Police Force, Delta State Command for insisting on investigating him.

“Having failed to honour his promises, DELTA STATE POLICE COMMAND is left with no option than to DECLARE OLOROGUN KENNETH GBAGI WANTED.

“Therefore members of the public with useful information as to his whereabouts are advised to go to the nearest Police Station to report for his immediate arrest and handing him over to the Command for thorough investigation/prosecution”.