Firm Petitions DPO Over Alleged Sale Of Exhibits

Evomec Global Services Seven Energy has petitioned the Inspector General of Police over alleged sale of properties belonging to the company by the Divisional Police Officer of Mini Okoro Police Station, in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The property which The Tide gathered, is heavy duty construction equipment put under the custody of the police, as an exhibit, but is now allegedly auctioned by the DPO without court authorisation, is worth over N500 million.
Claimant of the property, Evomec Services/Seven Energy, an oil and gas servicing firm through its lawyer, Theo Nkire claimed that the Mini Okoro Police officer violated court process.
The lawyer told newsmen that the company discovered to its surprise last week that the containers in the police station had been broken open with equipments sold.
The Tide gathered that the company had won the matter both at the Magistrate Court and High Court, and was awaiting the outcome of the Appeal before learning of the police action.
Litigation over the properties had begun in 2013 between one Gelo Integrated Services and others against the IGP, Evomec Global /Seven Energy and others during which the equipment were remanded in the custody of the police.
When contacted by newsmen through her mobile line, DPO of Mini Okoro Police Station, Olufunke Opayemi said that, “ the matter is from the Force Headquarters, and it is not in my position to sell any exhibit that belongs to Force Headquarters.”