Patrick Anegbe of IDL Ota allegedly decoys Nigerian Police after failing to use Navy to convert community road into personal property
The owner of Intercontinental Distillers Limited, Patrick Anegbe, has reportedly turned to the Nigerian Police after an unsuccessful attempt to use the Nigerian Navy to block a community road for personal gain.
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Residents allege that Anegbe had initially sought to convert the road into private property through Navy intervention, but the plan failed, forcing him to involve the Police in an attempt to achieve his goal.
Eyewitnesses said the IDL Ota figure attempted to manipulate law enforcement, decoying officers to follow his instructions after failing with the Navy strategy.
The incident has raised concerns about abuse of authority and attempts to appropriate communal assets for personal benefit, prompting calls for stricter oversight by both the Nigerian Navy and Police in local disputes.
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Authorities have yet to release a statement regarding the claims.
Update! After His Use of @NigerianNavy failed, and the resort to use of @PoliceNG for intimidation also failed due to our interventions, Mr. ‘Big Man’ Patrick Anegbe Resorted To Use of Local Thugs Recruited For Him By A Local Politician Known As Semiu Babatunde From Ali Ishiba… pic.twitter.com/vtWqkWDlKJ
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