Pressure Group Calls on IGP to Restrain Former PMF Commander Akin Fakorede Over Alleged Interference in Okon-Aku Community Dispute
A Group under the aegis of Abia Conscience Group, has called on the Inspector General of Police, IGP Tunde Disu, to caution former head of the Inspector General’s Monitoring Unit, Mr. Akin Fakorede, over what it described as alleged attempts to interfere in the ongoing Okon-Aku community crisis in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State.
The group made the call in a statement issued in Umuahia on Sunday by its Publicity Secretary, High Chief Kenechukwu Kalu, alleging that the supporters of Ben Kama are already celebrating in Okon that his name will be removed from the charge sheet which has already progressed to the Abia State High Court following the conclusion of police investigations.
According to the group, the dispute involving the Okon-Aku community has moved beyond the investigative stage and is now a subject of judicial determination, making any external attempt to influence the process inappropriate and capable of undermining the administration of justice.
“Ben Kama and his group are already jubilating in Okon that his name which is number one on the charge will be removed from the list as he was been assured by Fakorede”
“Why is Akin mounting pressure from Lagos when he was the one that did the investigation and handed the file over to the team, what is his interest or is the relationship he now has more important than the life of Late Igwe Acha who was tragically killed on the 2nd of January 2026 in Okon”the group stated.
The group specifically alleged attempts to pressure law enforcement authorities to remove the name of Chief Bernard Kama who is number one in the charge sheet filed by the Police.
Abia Conscience Group warned that any interference in matters already before a competent court could erode public confidence in the justice system and create dangerous precedents.
The group therefore urged the Inspector General of Police to ensure professionalism, neutrality, and strict adherence to due process by all current and former officers connected to the matter.
It maintained that justice must be allowed to take its full course without intimidation, influence, or interference from powerful interests.
