Remember the governorship aspirant in the 2023 election in Delta State, Mr. Kenneth Gbagi who allegedly stripped four of his workers in his hotel, Signatious Hotel, unclad due to N5,000 theft? He has been declared wanted by the police.
Gbagi penultimate Friday arrested and charged four of his staff working in his hotel in Effurun area of Warri to court for allegedly stealing his N5,000.
Gbagi, the former Minister of State for Education photographed the victims inside the hotel before handing them over to the police.
The staff identified as; Gloria Oguzie, Victor Ephraim, Rosslyn Okiemute and Achibong Precious were then taken to the Ebrumede Police Station and remanded in the custody.
A source said the N5,000 was actually given to the staff by a client and not stole as Gbagi claimed.
Meanwhile, in a press release by the police on Wednesday, the politician has been declared wanted.
Read details below…
PRESS RELEASE
THE DELTA STATE POLICE COMMAND DECLARE OLOROGUN KENNETH GBAGI WANTED.
Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi was invited by the Commissioner of Police through the Area Commander Warri and DPO Ebrumede Division on September 25th, 2020 for questioning concerning the alleged dehumanizing manner in which he ordered some of his staffs to be stripped naked and physically assaulted because of an alleged case of stealing which took place at Signatious Hotel belonging to him. Kenneth Gbagi personally and severally called and gave the excuse that he has a burial ceremony of his elder sister on Friday 25/9/2020 in which he is a key player, and asked for time to finish with the ceremony on Sunday, thereafter will report at the State Headquarters on Monday September 28, 2020. These requests were granted on humanitarian ground.
On Monday September, 28th 2020, Kenneth Gbagi called the Commissioner of Police to say that he has a court case to attend to, promising to report at the Police Headquarters in Asaba by 3:00pm; again he was equally obliged. On the same date, the Commissioner of Police had to call him at about 5:00pm before the same Kenneth Gbagi said he was on his way to the State HQ Asaba. Sadly and unfortunately Kenneth Gbagi still failed to report instead he went into the public space to disparage, blackmail and maligned the person of the Commissioner of Police and the Nigeria Police Force, Delta State Command for insisting on investigating him.
Having failed to honour his promises, DELTA STATE POLICE COMMAND is left with no option than to DECLARE OLOROGUN KENNETH GBAGI WANTED.
Therefore members of the public with useful information as to his whereabouts are advised to go to the nearest Police Station to report for his immediate arrest and handing him over to the Command for thorough investigation/prosecution.
DSP ONOME ONOVWAKPOYEYA
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
DELTA STATE COMMAND
ASABA
29TH September, 2020
