The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, on Wednesday 30th September 2020, in a press release made available to newsmen, said Olorogun Gbagi, was invited for questioning on the allegation levelled against him on the stripping naked of four of his staff but downtown the invitation on the ground that he has a burial to attend.
The image maker also disclosed that his promise to honour the invitation on Monday 28th September 2020, after the burial on Friday 25th and outing service on Sunday 27th September 2020, was not fulfilled.
Hear him: “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”.
Again, the police revealed that Olorogun Gbagi, put forward another excuse of having a Court case to attend which made him (Gbagi), not to appear before the police for questioning.
According to the police, “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”.
DSP Onovwakpoyeya, stated that after several attempts by the police Commissioner, Mohammed Hafiz Inuwa, to make the governorship hopeful appear before the police met brickwalls, Olorogun Gbagi, had to be declared wanted.
Said she: “Having failed to honour his promises, the Delta State Police Command, is left with no option than to declare Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi wanted”.
The police advised members of the public with useful information as to his whereabouts to go to the nearest Police Station to report for his immediate arrest and handing him over to the Command for thorough investigation/prosecution.
