We only issued the Dakolos Letter of Invitation not Warrant of Arrest – Police

The Nigeria Police has said the Force only issued a Letter of Invitation to Bisola and Timi Dakolo, contrary to news making the rounds that operatives had attempted to whisk the duo away.

This explanation was contained in a press statement issued over the weekend by the police high command.

According to the statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, the official invitation letter was sequel to an on-going police investigation touching on the wider and highly publicized case involving Bisola Dakolo, Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo and others.

Mba stated that a police invitation letter is not synonymous to a warrant of arrest. “ It is important however to note that a police invitation letter is not synonymous with a warrant of arrest, and must not be construed to be one.

“Rather, it is a polite investigative tool used in eliciting information voluntarily from parties to aid police investigations.

“Members of the public should see it as a legitimate act in line with the constitutional mandate of the police, which among other things include the investigation of all complaints brought before it.

“The Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu has appealed for calm, and is reassuring Nigerians that the police force under his watch will remain professional, impartial and unreservedly committed to the pursuit of justice in this case and all other cases before it.”