The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) incharge of Tafa Division, S.P Idris Ibrahim, confirmed the incident but said he is in the process of compiling his report to the state command.
"In view of the above, the Commissioner of Police has directed the deputy Commissioner of Police in-charge of Criminal Investigation Department to commence immediate and discrete investigation into the alleged attack to ascertain its cause with
Revealing details of how the incident played out, a police source said that the timely intervention of the Female Divisional Police Officer, DPO, incharge of Ilasan Division, SP Onyinye Onwuemegbu saved the victim from being killed by the Soldier
"The police officer (AMADIN IDAHOSA) that was attached to my mother's station who killed the suspect was sentenced to life imprisonment by Justice R. Irele-Ifijeh of the High Court of Justice, Edo State inCharge No: B/CD/24C/2014.
In line with this, the officerincharge of the Kirikiri correctional facility organised some competitions among the inmates like cooking, tailoring, make-up, among others.
Believing that they were armed robbers, I sent out my men and fortunately, with the DPO incharge of Shogunle division, they were able to intercept them and the men were arrested and were brought down to the headquarters for interrogation.
The charge read in part: "that you Chinonso Ude and others on the 14th day of September, 2017 at Ariaria in Aba North Magisterial District did conspire among yourselves to commit felony to wit: use of offensive weapons or explosives.
According to a statement issued by the EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, the charge stemmed from an incident that occurred on August 18, 2024, at Al-moruf Garden in the Isheri Olofin area of Alimosho Local Government Area, Lagos.
They are as follows Private Sergeant Warrant officer Master warrant officer Commission officer : this are the main officers and they are highly respected, they are believed to be incharge of the leadership.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Jigawa state command, SP Abdul Jinjiri, in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday, said: "the suspect was in the police wanted list early last year."
Those suspended are Michael Anugwa, Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC), in-charge of Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC), Kiri-kiri, Lagos State; and Sikiru Adekunle, Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC), in-charge of Maximum-Security
The officers under special investigations are CSP Patrick Agbazue, in-charge of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Anambra State Command; SP Nwode Nkeiruka, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Zone 13 Headquarters, Ukpo-Dunukofia, and Inspector
Controversies had on Wednesday trailed the appointment of Imohimi as Owoseni's successor, as the former CP had maintained that he was still incharge of the command.
A statement issued by ASP Mansir Hassan, the state Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the incident, saying that the suspect was arrested following a swift investigation by the Divisional Police Officerincharge of the Soba Division.