MBU: ONLY CRIMINALS SHOULD BE AFRAID OF ME

Is it true you were deployed to Lagos for a special project?
THE press has seriously misquoted me, to the extent that they said that if one policeman were killed, my men would kill 20 civilians. That is not rue. It is not correct. When I assumed office as the AIG in charge of the zone, I went on tours and talked with my officers and men, I told them how to conduct themselves. I advised them on what to do, especially during and after the elections. How do we plan for the election, we must sit down and plan. I said as police officers we must learn to be impartial, we must be neutral. And there must be no unnecessary exchange of pleasantries.
Policemen at the various poling booths are not supposed to carry arms. I said we have adopted men of Mobile Force for quick response. This quick response squad will be located within a particular radius. So that where there is crisis, because it is not unusual that thugs know that police men on duty in the poling stations are unarmed and would go and attack them and carry away electoral materials. They may also attack those coming to cast their votes. This quick response squad will be properly armed with teargas canisters and guns. The squad will quickly be drafted to the poling booths any time there is an attack.

FALANA TAKES OVER SUIT SEEKING MBU’S REMOVAL

Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and rights activist, on Thursday took over as lead counsel for the prosecution of a suit seeking the removal of Mbu Joseph Mbu as assistant inspector-general of police in charge of Zone 2. Tope Alabi, a lawyer, had filed the suit before the federal high court in Lagos, seeking Mbu’s removal over alleged abuse of powers. The suit was specifically hinged on a statement made by Mbu threatening to kill 20 civilians in the place of a policeman that is killed during the forthcoming elections. At the resumed hearing on Thursday, Falana announced appearance for the plaintiff and moved an ex-parte application on his client’s behalf. The application was for leave to serve the police service commission with the suit in Abuja.

MBU DENIES ORDER TO SHOOT CIVILIANS

Former Rivers State Commissioner of Police and current Assistant-Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 2, Lagos, has said he was misquoted by reports that he ordered policemen to kill 20 civilians for every officer killed in the coming general elections.
Mbu in a statement signed by the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Olugbemiga Adeoye, explained that he only “advised his policemen not to be cowardly but to be guided by Force Order 237 on the use of their firearms.”
According to him, the firearms are not only meant to defend themselves but also others “including fellow police officers when their lives are in danger.”
The AIG, who said he was quoted out of context, believes that reports on the issue have been fraught with political undertone.

MY MEN’LL KILL IN SELF DEFENCE, MBU INSISTS

The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2, Lagos, Mr. Joseph Mbu, has said that there is no big deal in the number of people policemen under his command can kill in self-defence.
He said since policemen were also human beings, they should be ready to take revenge on any violent group(s) that might attack them or other innocent citizens.
Mbu spoke with some journalists in Olorunsogo, Ogun State, during the inauguration of the Olorunsogo II Power Station by President Goodluck Jonathan.
The journalists had approached the AIG, who led policemen to provide security for the President at the event, to clarify the controversial statement credited to him that 20 civilians would be hacked down for every policeman killed.

LAWYER SUES MBU, WANTS HIM DISMISSED

A Lagos-based lawyer, Tope Alabi, has urged a Federal High Court in Lagos to strip Joseph Mbu, the controversial Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG, of his police rank and declare his office vacant.
In a suit FHC/L/CS/149/15, Mr. Alabi is seeking a declaration that Mr. Mbu, the first defendant, has abused his office and is unfit to be a police officer.“It is in the interest of justice to declare the first defendant unfit to be and to remain a police officer in Nigeria, considering his public conduct all the time and to declare his position and seat vacant and a replacement made without delay,” Mr. Alabi said in his court papers. A date is yet to be fixed for hearing.

GOVS’ IMMUNITY DOESN’T EXTEND TO POLLING CENTRES –MBU

The Assistant Inspector- General of Police in charge of Zone 2, Mr. Joseph Mbu, yesterday declared that the constitutional immunity being enjoyed by state governors would not extend to polling centres on election days. He said the police were determined to protect the nation’s Electoral Act and would not condone any governor that disrupts the elections with his entourage. Mbu spoke during his visit to the Ogun State Police Command, Eleweran, Abeokuta where he addressed officers and men ahead of the rescheduled general elections.

HOW I TAMED AMAECHI -MBU

Within his short stay at the Zone II Police Command in charge of Lagos and Ogun states, Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Mbu Joseph Mbu, has been in the eye of the storm. He speaks on this tag and other issues in this interview with BIYI ADEGOROYE
Can you give us an insight into what the people of Lagos and Ogun states, which are under Zone II, should expect during your tenure?
You know my antecedents. I’m passionate about my job and committed to the discharge of my duties. This I will do very well. First and foremost, I will start with my policemen. From what I have seen so far, many of them are not disciplined, so I will ensure I revive that in the zone. The other day I was going round, I saw some policemen in mufti; some wore bathroom slippers and were carrying AK-47 rifles. That is the custom of armed robbers and such appearance terrifies members of the public.

I’LL REPLY APC AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME, SAYS MBU

Joseph Mbu, outgoing AIG Zone 7, has promised to respond to allegations by the APC that he was deployed to Zone 2 for a political hatchet job at the appropriate time.
Mbu made the remark in Abuja on Friday while reacting to question during an interacting with newsmen.
Zone 2 comprises Lagos and Ogun states.
It would be recalled that Mr Joe Igbokwe, the Publicity Secretary of the APC in Lagos state, made the allegation on Jan. 20 after Mbu was deployed to the zone.
Twenty-seven AIGs were redeployed to other zones, departments and formations across the country.

MBU NOW AIG LAGOS

• General Election: Massive Redeployment in Police
As part of the ongoing reorganization in the Nigeria Police Force, IGP Suleiman Abba, has ordered, with immediate effect, the redeployment of 28 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) to various departments, Zonal Commands and Formations of the Force, as the former Rivers State Commissioner of Police and AIG in charge of Zone 7, Abuja, is now in charge of Zone 2, Lagos.
.This, according to the release signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, FPRO, Emmanuel Ojukwu, followed the recent promotion of some senior officers and vacancies occasioned by retirements.

POLICE WITHDRAW CHARGES AGAINST AIT JOURNALIST

The police have withdrawn the charge of defamation of character filed against a journalist with the African Independent Television (AIT), Mr Amaechi Anakwe.
The First Information Report which contained the charge was withdrawn by the police following which an Abuja Chief Magistrate Court struck it out.
Anakwe was consequently discharged and has since walked out of the court premises a free man.
Mr Joseph Mbu, an Assistant Inspector General of Police, whose tenure as Rivers State Commissioner of Police was characterized by controversies, allegedly ordered the arrest and detention of Anakwe for describing him as “controversial” on a TV programme.
The journalist, Amaechi Anakwe, a reporter cum presenter for the African Independent Television, AIT, was detained Thursday morning after he reported at the Zone 7 police headquarters in Abuja, on the invitation of Mr. Mbu.

AIG MBU, DETAINS AIT JOURNALIST FOR DESCRIBING HIM AS ‘CONTROVERSIAL ON TV

AIG Joseph Mbu, has ordered the arrest and detention of a journalist for describing him as “controversial” on a TV programme.
The journalist, Amaechi Anakwe, a reporter cum presenter for the African Independent Television, AIT, was detained Thursday morning after he reported at the Zone 7 police headquarters in Abuja, on the invitation of Mr. Mbu.
Mr. Mbu had demanded to see the journalist shortly after he described him as controversial on a TV programme on his station, Matters Arising.
Mr. Anakwe’s colleague said the police officer sent in the first call for the reporter last Friday.
It was turned down on technicalities after the media house complained the letter inviting Mr. Anakwe was addressed to the reporter in his personal capacity.
A subsequent invitation was served on the media house on Monday.

I TAMED THE LEOPARD OF PORT HARCOURT – MBU

Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Joseph Mbu, has described himself as a lion, who tamed the ‘leopard of Port Harcourt’.
Mbu, who was apparently referring to his clashes with Governor Rotimi Amaechi of River State, when he was the Commissioner of Police in charge of the state, stated that it was only a lion that could tame a leopard.
Mbu, who was recently promoted AIG said this while handing over to the new FCT Commissioner of Police, Wilson Inalegwu, on Monday in Abuja.
He advised his successor to be firm in his dealings with policemen in his command and avoid soiling himself.

MBU, MANKO, 17 OTHERS BECOME AIGS

The Police Service Commission has promoted the FCT Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mbu, his Lagos counterpart, Umaru Manko and 17 other Commissioners of Police to the rank of Assistant Inspectors-General ofPolice.

Other promoted officers include Ambrose Aisibor, Adebayo Ajileye, Joel Theophilus, Wilfred Obute,A. Abakasanga, Jubril Adeniji, Ibrahim Maishanu, Godfrey Okeke, and Chintua Amajor-Onu.

Also promoted are Felix Uyanna, Lawal Tanko, Usman Gwarry, Kalafite Adeyemi, Yahaya Ardo, Irimiya Yerima, Olufemi Adenaike and Patrick Dokumor.

All the appointments are with effect from August 20, 2014.

FCT POLICE COMMISSIONER MBU JOSEPH MBU RESUMES IN ABUJA.

Former River State Commissioner of Police (CP), posted to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, Mbu Joseph Mbu has said he did not come to Abuja for politics.
Mbu who spoke while fielding question from journalist when he resumed duty as the new CP in charge of the FCT Police Command, said, “Am not coming to do politics here.”

Asked about allegations of his non neutrality in the political crisis in Rivers State, the new CP said, “Am not coming to do politics here ask questions within what I am telling you here,”

He added that, “Please don’t ask me those questions, I came to the FCT to work, you can watch and monitor what is happening in Rivers State now and ask the CP there.”

MY SUCCESSOR WILL BE TOUGHER –MBU

THE past Police Commissioner in Rivers State, Mr. Joseph Mbu, has stated that those that called for his redeployment were not fair to him.
He also said contrary to insinuations, he was not in the state to do anybody’s bidding.
The police commissioner, who was recently posted to the Federal Capital Territory, spoke in Port Harcourt on Saturday when he joined the new state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Tunde Ogunsakin, on a courtesy visit to the Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike.
The former state police boss urged his successor to ensure that vehicles with tinted glasses were thoroughly searched, adding that occupants of such vehicles could be political assassins.
He said he was leaving the state with his head high because the state did not record any political assassination during his stay as the police commissioner.
“I did not come here with a script as alleged by few propagandists. I have discharged my duties with diligence and for the past one year, there has been no political assassination in Rivers State.

POLICE OFFICERS WEEP AS MBU LEAVES PORT HARCOURT

Officers and men of Rivers State Command yesterday beat emotions as the immediate past Police Commissioner, Joseph Mbu Joseph left Port Harcourt. Mbu was redeployed to Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja and was replaced by Tunde Ogunsakin who was until his redeployment to Rivers State was the Commissioner of Police in charge of Anti fraud unit of the Nigeria Police, Lagos.

Shortly After the Official handing over ceremony to his successor the former State Police Boss mounted the rostrum to take the departure parade .

Immediately after the departure parade and the Police Boss was about to drive out of the Command headquarters some Officers and men of the Command who were had gathered at the parade ground broke down in tears.
A sobbing female Police Officer who pleaded anonymity told our reporter that the former Police Officer is a very generous and kind hearted Police COP.

WHY AMAECHI IS FIGHTING ME, BY MBU

Rivers State Police Commissioner, Mr. Mbu Joseph Mbu, in this interview speaks on the genesis of his problem with Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. Excerpts:

• The governor doesn’t like me because I refuse to fight his perceived political enemies.
• Police did not shoot Senator Abbe
WHAT led to your face-off with the Governor?
All the propaganda by the governor is aimed at pushing me away from Rivers State by force so that a puppet that the governor can kick and shout at could be posted. Before I tell you the story, it is good for you to know my kind of person and my philosophy of life.
My name is Mbu Joseph Mbu. I am a graduate of Political Science from University of Lagos. I joined the Police in order to serve this nation. I was given employment with the Nigeria Customs Service, but I preferred to join the Police. I have held various appointments in the Police.