Dr. Chinyere Emeka Precious, owner of God’s Gift Maternity and wife of a popular General Overseer church
located in Elelenwo Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has regrouped after police missed arresting her
and now battle ready to confront the police.
Precious, who is
believed to be a medical doctor and pastor has launched a fresh battle against
the police in Elelenwo over the “invasion” of her home and hospital.
Precious petitioned
the Inspector-General of Police, condemning the damage done to her home and
hospital, insisting that the Inspector General of Police should raise a team to
properly investigate the policemen who stormed her hospital and home.
It will be recalled
that a few weeks ago, two groups of policemen clashed over Mrs. Precious, to
the extent that they were ready to shoot and kill one another.
The
first set of policemen comprised of operatives of the Police Special Fraud Unit
(PSFU), Lagos State and men of Rivers State Police Command. The second team, which was protecting the
woman, described as chief suspect in many baby selling syndicates in Nigeria,
were policemen from the Special Protection Unit
Precious was alleged to be selling babies to rich society
women for prices ranging from N2.5 million to N6 million. While the drama
lasted, Precious was said to have disappeared to USA.
The
attempt to arrest the woman started after petitions from the United States of
America Consulate.
Police
alleged that Precious was linked to many of the botched child traffic plans,
uncovered by embassies of foreign countries in Nigeria.
She was arrested, paraded and tried last year over
allegations of running a baby factory, but was later discharged and acquitted
by a Port Harcourt High Court for want of evidence after the police withdrew
the charges against her.
The withdrawal of the
charges against her came after the policemen who invaded her home late last
year had been arrested and tried by the police authorities and were disciplined
for their action, which was found to be unlawful.
The petition to the
IGP, Suleiman Abba, was written by her lawyer, Emeka Alo.
Police at SFU admitted
receiving a petition from the woman’s lawyer, but added that the petition was
vague and did not mention issues relating to baby factory racket, which they
were interested in.
A police detective
added: “We’re waiting for any invitation from any quarters on this case. The
woman has links and connections with wives of society men, police, soldiers and
navy. She always uses those connections. In fact, we’ve located where she’s in
USA, but there international protocols to observe.”
The petition from her
lawyer, reads in part: “The culprits conspired and without any justification
invaded our client’s hospital and dwelling house at Elelenwo, Port Harcourt and
with explosive and not one of police instrument maliciously damaged both the
components of the hospital building and the dwelling House of our client for no
justification reason.
“The crux of the matter
as narrated by our client is that the 1st culprit (Madam Christi Omagu) of Port
Harcourt gave birth to a baby boy after some antenatal care which up to the
time of this petition she is still owing the hospital, but that because she had
DNA test negating the status of the child, the second culprit conspired with
others invaded our client’s hospital and home and demanded for return of the
money she paid.
“Our client told us
that she was not on notice of such spurious demand but that the D.P.O Elelenwo who
had boasted to kill our client capitalized on the demand led the operation
ransacked our client’s apartment removed some personal items without search
warrant.”
“We are instructed to
raise this petition before you because the culprits acted outside the known
conventional practice of police covered by Police Act and Regulation.
“Our client is being
pursued like Boko Haram member by D.P.O Elelenwo and conjunction; the culprits
have employed the explosive mechanism meant for Boko Haram insurgency on our client
for no justifiable reason.
“Our client is not a
Boko Haram member and does not constitute security risk as to be pursued like
common criminal. Our client is right now hiding from being killed by the
culprits for no justifiable reason.”
A letter from the
office of the IGP showed that Abba has already ordered an investigation into
the matter.
The letter directed
the DIG in charge of the Criminal Investigation Department to probe into the
matter.”
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