The Nigeria Police has apologized to elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark over the unauthorized raid of his residence in Abuja by four policemen.

The policemen were said to have raided Clark’s residence on Tuesday afternoon following a false tip they received from an unnamed informant that arms and ammunitions were hidden there.

According to a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday through the Force spokesman, DCP Jimoh Moshood, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris has also ordered the immediate detention of the policemen who participated in the raid as well as their informant.

IGP Idris further directed the immediate presentation of the informant to the media before his subsequent prosecution in the law court.

The statement added that the police delegation to Clark’s house comprised the DIG Operations and some commissioners of police.

“The IG did not authorize the search and has therefore sent a delegation of senior police officers led by DIG Joshak along with some Commissioners of Police who visited Chief Edwin Clark and apologized on behalf of the Nigeria Police Force and the IGP for the misconduct of the said police personnel and the attendant embarrassment the search has caused to the elder statesman and his family.

“The delegation was received by Chief Edwin Clark and the apology was accepted by him,” the statement read.

Moshood explained that the IG had ordered a probe of the four policemen involved in the raid, adding that they would be tried in accordance with the Force Disciplinary Procedures before appropriate punishments are meted out to them.

“The IGP has directed the immediate parade of the informant on Wednesday (today) in the presence of the press and the public, before his prompt arraignment and prosecution in court,” the statement added.