Mr. Ojobokeme Kelly, a retired member of the Department of State Security (DSS), has withdrawn his accusations of brutalization directed at Dr. Patrick Akpogbolokemi, the former director-general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).
The former DSS officer asked the public to ignore the claim in a statement on Tuesday. He also stated that he had withdrawn the lawsuit he had filed against the former NIMASA director, FHC/YNG/159/2023, after the situation was resolved amicably.
He said: “I call the attention of the public to the publication I made against former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Patrick Akpobolokemi on the October 1st, 2023, wherein I alleged that I was tortured and brutalized by the Nigeria Police in Yenagoa on the instruction of Dr. Patrick Akpobolokemi.
“I also said that the case was before the Federal High Court, Yenagoa in Suit No. FHC/YNG/159/2023 (Mr. Ojobokeme Kelly V The Inspector General of Police & 5 ors). I want the public to take note that the above case has been amicably resolved.
“I consequently retract the above referred publication and the status of the publication, as it stands, is that it never existed at all. The public is hereby urged to abandon every negative impression it may have had against Dr. Patrick Akpobolokemi on account of the retracted publication”.