Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, has demanded the immediate arrest of the president of the Neo Black Movement, Ese Kakor, over alleged forgery of official state government documents.
The governor petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), seeking Kakor’s arrest and prosecution.
Okpebholo, through a statement on Monday, alleged that Kakor forged government documents falsely claiming he was authorised to assist schools in the Edo South Senatorial District.
“The act, he said, was not only fraudulent but a direct assault on the integrity of the state’s administrative processes.
”The governor, who described the act as criminal and deceitful, said the alleged forgery was carried out in connivance with certain low-level civil servants within the state bureaucracy,” the statement read.
Signed by the governor’s chief press secretary, Fred Itua, the statement noted that the state government had identified and taken into custody civil servants implicated in the forgery.
Okpebholo added that the state is currently investigating the case to determine their level of culpability, while those found guilty would be prosecuted in accordance with the law.
He further noted that the land title on which the NBM headquarters was erected in the state has been revoked, citing the organisation’s alleged involvement in violent crimes and unlawful activities within the state.
The governor urged the police and the DSS to enhance their efforts to curb the activities of groups allegedly involved in criminal activities and to ensure that those responsible for these actions are brought to justice.
