Deputy Inspector-General of Police, FCIID, Joseph Egbunike, has said although he ordered the arrest of actress Tonto Dikeh’s estranged lover, Prince Kpokpogri, on Monday, it was not the actress that asked him to do so.
Egbunike confirmed Kpokpogri at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, but noted it borded on the way he allegedly threatened public peace.
According to him, Kpokpogri, in company with two police escort, made a move to impound the Lexus car that Tonto Dikeh parked at the hotel, as he claimed it beloned to him.
Kpokpogri and the actress have, for some time been bickering over the ownership of the car.
‘The Punch’ quotes Egbunike as saying in an interview, “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.
“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.”
