Police Confirms Arrest of Prince Kpokpogri, Gives Reason
Category: Relationship Matters
The police have confirmed the arrest of
Tonto Dikeh’s ex-lover, Prince Kpokpogri, and stated why he was arrested.
According to the police, he was arrested for attempting to cause a
breach of peace at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Maitama, Abuja, on Monday.
The suspect was said to have visited the luxury hotel with two
police guards in a bid to retrieve a Lexus SUV parked by Dikeh, who lodged
there.
He allegedly blocked the vehicle with his car and when
cautioned, his police escort reportedly threatened to shoot a female worker of
the hotel.
The hotel management subsequently invited the police
who whisked all the parties to the Federal Criminal Investigation and
Intelligence Department.
Confirming this in a phone interview with
The Punch on Tuesday, the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, FCIID, Joseph
Egbunike, said he directed a Commissioner of Police to arrest Kpokpogri
following reports of a threatening situation at the hotel.
According to him, the police escorts were being detained for
failing to bring the situation at the hotel under control, adding that
Kpokpogri has been released on bail.
Dikeh and her erstwhile lover
have been trending in the news lately following their messy break-up with the
latter accusing the actress of promiscuity while she described him as a
blackmailer.
The DIG dismissed reports that he arrested Kpokpogri
to please
Tonto Dikeh.
He stated, “I only met the suspect and complainant for the
first time yesterday (Monday); I don’t know where they came from. It has to do
with the criminal issue that happened at Transcorp Hilton Hotel. We went there
to do a threat analysis that somebody was trying to cause a situation there.
“So, I sent my commissioner to go and bring them only to be
surprised to see the two parties. We interviewed them and detained my
policemen who were there and could not contain the situation. They are in the
cell now. I know by today, everybody must have calmed down and reflected on
what they did and what they did not do.”
Egbunike added, “The
suspect has been released on bail, he is entitled to bail. Besides, the matter
we are treating is the disturbance of public space, not the other one of their
relationship which another commissioner is treating. All those things would be
resolved by the commissioner handling the matter.
“When a matter
is subsisting at the police station, there is no need of taking matters into
your hands. If the matter has been concluded and you are not satisfied, you
make your case. But when you go to a public space and there’s panic, we’ll
have no choice but to step in.”
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