Edo State Police Command Replies Mr Matthew Omoregie Over DNA Result

Ref: 5250/EDS/PRD/VOL.25/61 Date: 25/10/2021

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POLICE PRESS RELEASE PROCEDURE TO RELEASE INVESTIGATIVE DOCUMENTS.
The attention of the Edo State Police Command has been drawn to a video making the rounds on social media wherein a man is accusing the CP Edo State Police Command and the Medical Director, Police Cottage Hospital Benin, CSP Dr. Margaret Oyakhire, of withholding his DNA test result.

To set the records straight, the command wishes to state that :-

A DNA result is a very sensitive document in an ongoing investigation. It can’t be released to an interested party while investigations are ongoing.

There are established procedures in the Nigeria Police for releasing such sensitive investigative documents. Mr. Matthew should follow this procedure so as to legally obtain the said document.

There is a rule to protect the interest of parties in a dispute. Records and documents are not released to only one party, except with the consent of all parties. The Police, as a law-abiding public institution, is committed to seeing that parties in disputes such as this are treated fairly and equitably. This is why it has insisted on following due process in releasing the DNA results.

The Commissioner of Police Edo State, CP Philip Aliyu Ogbadu Psc (+) assures the general public that the police will continue to act within the ambit of the law to ensure justice is served for all.

SP KONTONGS BELLO,
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FOR: COMMISSIONER OF POLICE,
EDO STATE COMMAND,
BENIN CITY.