Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has dismissed attempts to frame the extradition of murder and drug trafficking suspect Matthew Chukwuemeka Adebiyi to the United Kingdom as a tribal matter.
It said the case is strictly one of justice and criminal accountability.
The Force’s New Media Officer (FPRO), Aliyu Giwa, made the clarification on Friday in a post on X, where he stated that official records confirm Adebiyi is of mixed heritage, with an Igbo mother and a Yoruba father.
“Crime has no tribe, justice has no ethnicity. Following Matthew Chukwuemeka Adebiyi’s extradition to the UK, his international passport and official records confirm that his mother is Igbo and his father is Yoruba.
“Portraying murder and drug trafficking charges as tribal issues is both inaccurate and potentially harmful.” Giwa wrote.
(Photo: Nigeria Police Force)