Former IGP,Solomon Arase Reacts To His Successors Accusation That He Stole Police Cars; What He Said Will Surprise You

 

 A source close to Mr. Arase said the former IGP is “the embodiment of a professional officer who will not stoop so low to confiscate operational equipment which he fought for the police to have, into personal use”

“In this era of anti-corruption crusade which Arase fought in the Police force in all
ramifications,” he was quoted as saying, “how can the same Arase turn around to soil his integrity built over the years with operational vehicles.” At the press conference, Mr. Idris narrated an exchange which he had with the President who asked,

“what I was doing with that kind of vehicle.” Describing the said vehicle, Mr. Idris said, “The headlight has changed colour, which means it was parked for long under the rain. But the new ones that were bought, including an Armoured BMW 7 series, he took them away.” Mr. Arase denied the allegation, describing it as a spiteful propaganda.

He urged the acting IG to focus on confronting the security challenges facing the country instead of wasting time on “media propaganda.”’

The former head of police was quoted as saying,

“What am I going to do with 24 cars? Do I want to open a car shop? This is a malicious accusation. There are ways of verifying issues rather than engaging in media propaganda.”