The Head of the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Abba Kyari, has come under fire from Nigerians for a photo op of his team in a bush on the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway.
A presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, who shared the photos, stated that the team stormed the area to “hunt kidnappers, bandits and other criminals hiding in the bushes”.
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One of the Nigeria’s most brilliants Police officers, Abba Kyari and his team storm bushes along Abuja-Kaduna expressway to hunt kidnappers, bandits and other criminals hiding in the bushes. On the other hands, Nigerian Army continues with their Ops Harbin Kunama III in Zamfara. pic.twitter.com/rLFApFoouq
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) April 4, 2019
The photo op came a day after the convoy of Governor Nasir el-Rufai saved some persons from dare-devil kidnappers at Akilubu village along the expressway.
According to a statement by his media aide, Samuel Aruwan, the governor instructed his security team to clear the area after he got to the village around 3:40 p.m. and sighted dozens of vehicles parked by citizens alarmed that kidnappers were ahead.
“The governor also directed security agencies to intensify patrols and permanently clear the road of the bandits,” the statement read.
In apparent response to the governor’s directive, the IRT stormed the bushes and shared photos of the operation.
However, many Nigerians said that making the operation public by sharing photos would only tip-off the criminals, who would run away and return after the team’s departure.
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These pictures were taken by Abba Kyari of the IGP IRT team . Another rogue unit of the @PoliceNG that specializes in extra-judicial murders and extortion and armed banditry. This is a supposed Operation in search of kidnappers along Abuja-Kaduna Expressway. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/YbJNP4f9Oo
— Nimrod (@GhenhisKhan) April 4, 2019
ABBA Kyari posted on facebook that they are back to Kaduna-Abuja road looking out 4 kidnappers.
If you post pictures on social media that u are on Kaduna-Abuja Highway looking for kidnappers, do you expect them to wait for you?
Whatever happened to the element of surprise? 🤦♀️ pic.twitter.com/nhS55NXyCz
— Adetutu Balogun, MBA (@Tutsy22) April 5, 2019
Abba Kyari went into the bush with professional photographer to hunt kidnappers. The Photographers were actually in the war front taking pictures of the supposed battle ready policemen. This country is a joke
— Snow Patrol 🙄 (@xyoung7123) April 5, 2019
DCP Abba Kyari is enjoying the Instagram hype a little too much I think.
— Maryam Abubakar (@Mareeyama) April 5, 2019
🙄One of Nigeria’s most brilliant Police officer, Abba Kyari and his team storm bushes along Abuja-Kaduna expressway to do some photoshoot as they couldn't find bandits and other criminals hiding in the bushes.🚶🎤 https://t.co/mYxyBrv3iy
— BUBITA😍 (@_msfixit) April 4, 2019
Abba Kyari is the officer who was implicated by witness in court for torture, to force him to implicate senate president for Offa robbery;
here is President Buhari’s media aide calling him “brilliant officer”.
Abba Kyari hasn’t answered for those accusations.
Sleep well Nigeria. https://t.co/BmTEZSYYG1
— Somto Onuchukwu (@chosensomto) April 4, 2019
https://twitter.com/anambradecides1/status/1114065012589510657
I don't really care if Abba Kyari is a good policeman or not but my question is how did they get to snap when they are hunting down kidnappers. like who snapped them ? Nigeria is a movie I don't seem to get pic.twitter.com/3KkwLJ4T4h
— Uncle Chu (@chubiei) April 4, 2019
And they all had their left feet on the ground same time while chasing the kidnappers with their photographer.
OK, continue…..Abba Kyari.
Una well done o https://t.co/fc8DxqEbS0
— Sir Good (@sirgood69) April 5, 2019
https://twitter.com/Ellameches/status/1114060048475541504
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