A fresh controversy is brewing around social media activist Harrison Gwamnishu, following a video he posted on Facebook in which he appeared visibly agitated after receiving an invitation from the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters in Abuja.
Harrison, who claimed he had been invited to appear before investigators on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, over an incident in Ogbe Odogwu, Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom, is now being accused of meddling in a local community dispute and allegedly collecting money under false pretences from individuals facing prosecution.
In the video already gone viral, he claimed that he had already written a petition to the Delta State Police Command and that investigators from Abuja had visited Delta to make arrests following a separate petition by Chief Gabriel Ohai to the Inspector General of Police.
Observers, however, are now asking the obvious question — why is Harrison Gwamnishu unhappy with the police in Abuja? What exactly have they done to him, apart from inviting him to clarify his role in a matter he inserted himself into?
According to community sources, the issue at the heart of the controversy has nothing to do with Harrison, who is neither a witness nor a victim in the case, but his public defence of one Mr. Godwin Asikawili, popularly known as Mojume, who is currently facing serious criminal charges before the Delta State High Court, Asaba, for alleged murder, arson, and malicious damage.
Court records show that Mojume and others are standing trial for alleged murder of the personal assistant to the Odogwu of Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom, burning down the Odogwu’s residence and vehicles, and setting ablaze a large farm belonging to him and it’s gathered that the case is currently before Court 4 in Asaba, presided over by a Delta State High Court judge.
Despite these serious charges, Mojume recently was alleged to have launched another violent attack on the Odogwu of Ogwashi-Uku during a community town hall meeting, where he was quoted to have allegedly turned the Odogwu’s traditional beads and inflicted injuries on his face and hand. The incident, witnesses say, was a continuation of his long pattern of impersonation and provocation.
Shortly after this latest assault, a doctored video allegedly resurfaced online — selectively edited to show only the moment when the Odogwu defended himself. Harrison Gwamnishu, who has now taken up Mojume’s cause, circulated that edited video as supposed evidence of abuse. However, multiple unedited videos have since emerged, showing Mojume illegally and allegedly parading himself as the Odogwu, an act many said constitutes criminal impersonation under Nigerian law.
Community leaders and legal observers have accused Harrison of seeking attention and attempting to insert himself into a criminal investigation for publicity. They question his motives and allege that he collected money from some of the accused persons, promising to use his “connections” within the Delta State Police Command to shield them from prosecution.
> “Now that the Inspector General of Police has assigned a crack team from Abuja to handle the investigation, it is believed that the truth will surely be unveiled and if his hands are cleaned, there was nothing for him to be afraid of”.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters is yet to comment publicly on the nature of its invitation to Harrison, But there’s the rumor that it’s not unconnected with his attempts to influence a sensitive investigation involving the alleged attack on the Odogwu of Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom and ongoing trials of community suspects.
