…Legal Practitioners, Residents Question Arrest as Police Yet to Issue Official Statement
By Track News Online
The controversy surrounding the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) has taken a new turn following reports that police operatives arrested the father of Prince Adeyemi Adeniyi, a central figure in an ongoing forgery investigation linked to the purported council.
The operation reportedly took place on Monday at the family residence in Ogbomoso, where police officers were said to have entered the premises and taken Adeniyi’s father into custody.
The circumstances surrounding the reported arrest remain unclear, as no official explanation had been issued by the Nigeria Police Force at the time of filing this report.
The development has generated concern among some legal practitioners and residents, who questioned the legal basis for taking the father of a person under investigation into custody.
Critics of the reported action alleged that the arrest may have been intended to pressure Prince Adeyemi Adeniyi to present himself to law enforcement authorities in connection with the ongoing investigation.
They argued that where an individual is wanted for questioning or investigation, law enforcement agencies should pursue the person directly and follow established legal procedures rather than take action against relatives who are not alleged to have committed any offence.
The incident has also renewed public discussion about due process, individual responsibility and the protection of fundamental human rights during criminal investigations.
Legal observers maintained that every suspect is entitled to the presumption of innocence until proven guilty by a competent court, while relatives of persons under investigation should not be subjected to arrest or detention solely because of their family relationship with a suspect.
Meanwhile, the controversy surrounding the alleged PFIPC continues to attract public attention, particularly over questions about the council’s purported status, operations and the forgery allegations reportedly being investigated by security agencies.
As of the time of filing this report, the Nigeria Police Force had neither publicly confirmed the reported arrest nor provided details regarding the allegations surrounding the operation.
Efforts to obtain an official response were unsuccessful at the time of publication.
The reported arrest has nevertheless intensified public interest in the investigation, with calls for the police to clarify the circumstances of the operation and ensure that all actions taken in the course of the investigation comply with the law.
Naijaonpointwill continue to monitor developments and provide updates as more information becomes available.