SaharaReporters had reported that the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a press statement confirmed that police operatives arrested and detained Robert who is said to have been wanted for alleged fraudulent activities.
A Nigerian woman, Peace Ekom Robert, who was arrested and detained by the Nigeria Police Force has raised the alarm over the police’s refusal to charge her to court after claiming that operatives have completed investigation into her matter.
SaharaReporters had reported that the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a press statement confirmed that police operatives arrested and detained Robert who is said to have been wanted for alleged fraudulent activities.
Adejobi had added that the woman would be charged to court at the end of police investigations.
SaharaReporters had also reported that operatives of the Nigerian Police stormed her residence, and harassed her relatives and close friends after they had been stationed at strategic spots around the house.
SaharaReporters reported on August 19, 2023 that Robert sued the Acting Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, the Police Service Commission, three police officers, and one Ifenyinwa Anthonia Olua (Ugo) to the Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo.
Ekom is seeking N520 million in damages for the alleged violation of her fundamental and constitutional rights.
She had also alleged that the Commissioner of Police, Admin Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Abuja, CP Ibrahim Baba Zango, has been making attempts on her life, sending police personnel to kidnap and kill her despite the pendency of court action against him and police authorities.
Ekom categorically stated that she at no time revolted against the officers of the NPF over the proper conduct of investigation on this offshore transaction that was initiated by Ifeyinwa Anthonia Olua and her partners.
But Ekom who was arrested on September 22 has said that she has been asking the police to charge her to court since they claimed to have concluded their investigation on her case but the police has refused to charge her to court.
She said that "The media person, Ubong David, who was arrested, has been threatened to delete whatever he posted, and that he should make a disclaimer that I was the one who misled him.
"They have refused to do proper investigation. Everything they are doing is to beat me and busy publishing lies and they have not been able to bring proof or petition from anybody that I defrauded him or her."
According to her, the day she was arrested, she was taken to the PFN's office where she was asked to write statement, and she was accused of jumping bail "but I told them that my lawyer was arrested and detained the day he came to inform that that I was not available and that we should pick another date.
"They told me that the lawyer was rude. For one week I was unable to reach the lawyer.
"Till now, I haven't been charged to court. I have been asking them to charge me to court since they said that their investigation has been concluded. They have been telling me that my case file is in the legal department.
"They claimed that they have gotten another remind order for me till October 25. I have never been charged before a Magistrate Court to even get a remand order.
"I asked my IPO on what ground I am being remanded the second time, he said that they are remanding me while waiting for me to be charged.
"And I am wondering, you arrested me on September 22 and you claimed that your investigation was concluded in April. They showed me a report. It showed an Interpol report that looks like a research report because the document is big.
"It showed the owner of the account, what bank and date that the account was opened, number of shares and other things and no police record. That is what they claimed is their report from Interpol.
"So there is nothing like Canada bank, no statement of account from the bank."
Meanwhile, she said that the Interpol had not done any investigation, as she noted that she met with the CP Interpol who was debriefed by the current Inspector-General of Police, when he was the DIG "and he didn't know what I was talking about. So where did the document come from?
"First, the team from the FCT Interpol travelled to the Interpol office in Alagbon, Lagos but they said there was nothing like that. The Interpol has not done any investigation on this case.”
She said that two months ago, one of the IPOs, Matthew Kambai, spoke with one Chris, the receiver in Spain and that the IPOB asked Chris how much he paid per trip and the man said he said that the transaction was held.
"He said that the money has been held and that the transaction reflects that the fund is fraudulent. They have refused to write to Interpol.
"After that conversation, Ifenyinwa was instructed to return my money and Mr. Nana was asked to come to Abuja but he spoke to many people that he doesn't want to come to Abuja; that why are they inviting him to come and get back his money? It is either she (Ifenyinwa) doesn't have the money to pay back, she then went to conspire again and set up the media parade and set up people to come and speak against me.
"They have also been calling other people to come and write petitions against me and I'm not owing them."
According to her, "the man in Spain has told them that they are holding an innocent person."