A young man who wrote on the social media platform, X, describing the Inspector General of Police, Tunji Disu, as a criminal has written a letter on the same platform, apologising and retracting his statement.
The man, Victor Manjul, @VictorManjul, had written a statement where he described the IGP as a criminal after he accused him of posting Commisioners of Police to states where they can mobilise thugs to rig the 2027 elections.
He wrote: “The IGP @TunjiDisu1 is a criminal. In all the states Peter Obi won in 2023, he has replaced the Commisioners of Police with the ones who can mobilise thugs as police to rig 2027.”
However, apparently due to the trouble the statement can cause him and advice from friends and family members, he returned to the platform to write a letter of apology and retraction.
He wrote: “Dear Sir, I write to sincerely apologise for a post I made in which I referred to the Inspector General of Police as a criminal and alleged that new Commissioners of Police were transferred to states that Mr. Peter Obi won in 2023 and states they think he will win in 2027.
“I made the post based on hearsay information regarding the transfer of the Commissioner of Police of Enugu State after the attacks on NDC supporters in the state. I have since realised that I had no verified evidence to support the allegation.
“I have also come to understand the difference between slander and blunt criticism. My post went beyond fair criticism and was wrong, unfair, and damaging. I take full responsibility for it.
“I hold you in high regard, especially after reading and listening to your achievements as a man of integrity, and it was shocking to me to have acted on an unverified allegation. That is not the standard I want to be known for.
“I hereby fully retract the post and the allegations contained in it. I sincerely apologise to you, Sir, and to the Nigeria Police Force for any embarrassment, harm, or disrepute it may have caused.
“I assure you that I will be more careful and responsible in my public statements going forward. Please accept my sincere apology.”
Some Nigerians who reacted to his post urged the IGP not to accept his letter of apology, urging that he be made a scapegoat to serve as a deterrent.
