BREAKING: IGP Squad Raids Clark’s Abuja Residence For Arms, Ammunitions

A police squad deployed by the Inspector- General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has raided the Abuja residence of South South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, BigPen Online has learnt.

The police team who stormed the house around 1:30pm were searching for arms and ammunitions but found none after an hour combing.

Sources said that the IGP authorized the search following claims that the elderstatesman was in possession of arms in his house.

The police term left the residence around 2:30pm when they couldn’t laid their hands on anything incriminating, our source added.

Meanwhile, Barr. Pereotubo Oweilaemi-led Ijaw Youth Council, has described the development as “dangerous for our democracy, saying “Nigeria is heading to the cliff.

“Relevant stakeholders need to rise in defence of our hard earned democracy. President Buhari should call his overbearing security agencies to order before they plunge the Country into an unmitigated crisis.

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“There can be no democracy where there is no dissent voice. Mr. President should accept that our democracy cannot exist without opposition elements to his government.

“Chief Clarke who is a elder statesman, his views on national issues needs to be appreciated by the Government of the day instead of being witch hunt”, he said in a terse statement.