IG creates commission to investigate death of police officer
Gives the panel four days to conclude its investigation
The Acting Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has instituted a seven-man Board of Inquiry, headed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of the Force's Criminal Investigation Department, Abuja, Abiodun Alabi, with a mandate to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a Police Cadet, Sulaiman Jika, at the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State.
Other panel members include Deputy Inspector General for Training and Development, Oyeyemi Oyediran; Force Physician, CP Garba Nzukwen; CP Homicide FCID, Fom-Pam Joseph, CP POLAC Training, CP Patrick Edung; a representative from CP Legal as Secretary, and IG Principal Staff Officer II, ACP Idris Abubakar.
Egbetokun also ordered the committee to provide his office with a full report detailing its findings and recommendations within four days; while extending his sincere condolences and commiserations to the family, relations and the academic community of Jika, and assuring that he was deeply empathetic in the face of their pain and loss; and that the Force would do what is necessary to ensure that justice is served in this case.
The Force's public relations officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made known the developments on Tuesday at midnight, exactly 1:03 a.m., in official correspondence obtained by our correspondent.
Adejobi said, “In response to the tragic incident at the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State, where a promising young cadet, Sulaiman Jika, lost his life, the Friday, September 1, 2023, the Inspector General of Police. set up on Monday, September 4, 2023, a seven-man Board of Inquiry, headed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of the Force's Criminal Investigation Department, in Abuja, Abiodun Alabi, with a mandate to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation. on the circumstances surrounding the death of the cadet
“The IGP has set a four-day deadline for the panel to provide a full report detailing its findings and recommendations. Other panel members include AIG Training and Development, AIG Oyeyemi Oyediran; Force Physician, CP Garba Emmanuel Nzukwen; CP Homicide FCID, CP Fom Pam Joseph, psc(+); CP POLAC Training, CP Patrick Edung; CP Legal representative as Secretary, and IGP Principal Staff Officer II, ACP Idris Abubakar. "
The PUNCH exclusively reported on Sunday that Jim, a Level 100 Course 9 Police Cadet, dropped dead at POLAC on Saturday, September 2, 2023, after allegedly being starved and malnourished for more than two weeks .
Some cadets who spoke to our correspondent accused the commander, AIG Sadiq Abubakar, of authoritarianism and financial mismanagement of the student food allowance.
A cadet, who spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid being victimized, said the victim was rushed to the academy clinic.
"He was left untreated because there was no medicine or no doctor to treat him in an inauspicious environment, before he gave up and died," the source added .
A cadet, who also asked not to be identified, said there was usually a high daily traffic of sick cadets in the unmanned clinic.
He said, “Since the new commander took office, they have provided us with very bad and inadequate food. The deceased boy was not 20 years old. The boy wouldn't have died if they had taken care of him. The commandant also ordered the closure of the market and the laundry and approved undeserved drills during school hours.
“Cadets are collapsing daily here during training from fatigue, either because they are starving or malnourished or both. We are usually threatened by the commander and forced to participate in unwarranted training exercises. Additionally, many cadets were fired on the grounds that they had fallen ill; this is why many try to fend for themselves to avoid being expelled from the academy. »
Staff members who spoke to our correspondent complained about the academy's monthly food allowance. A source close to the functioning of the academy revealed that some of the money was usually diverted to private pockets by some senior officials.
Meanwhile, in official correspondence from Police Public Relations Officer, POLAC, ASP Hussain Suleman on Sunday, the academy said it was deeply saddened to announce the death of Jika following a brief illness .
ASP Suleman said, “The Police Academy of Nigeria is deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of its beloved cadets, Mr. Sulaiman Jika, who succumbed to a brief and unexpected. Jika, a dedicated cadet in the Department of Computer Science, was a proud native of Adamawa State.
“On August 29, 2023, he saw a doctor at the academy clinic due to illness. After diligent treatment and its g...
The Acting Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has instituted a seven-man Board of Inquiry, headed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of the Force's Criminal Investigation Department, Abuja, Abiodun Alabi, with a mandate to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a Police Cadet, Sulaiman Jika, at the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State.
Other panel members include Deputy Inspector General for Training and Development, Oyeyemi Oyediran; Force Physician, CP Garba Nzukwen; CP Homicide FCID, Fom-Pam Joseph, CP POLAC Training, CP Patrick Edung; a representative from CP Legal as Secretary, and IG Principal Staff Officer II, ACP Idris Abubakar.
Egbetokun also ordered the committee to provide his office with a full report detailing its findings and recommendations within four days; while extending his sincere condolences and commiserations to the family, relations and the academic community of Jika, and assuring that he was deeply empathetic in the face of their pain and loss; and that the Force would do what is necessary to ensure that justice is served in this case.
The Force's public relations officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made known the developments on Tuesday at midnight, exactly 1:03 a.m., in official correspondence obtained by our correspondent.
Adejobi said, “In response to the tragic incident at the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State, where a promising young cadet, Sulaiman Jika, lost his life, the Friday, September 1, 2023, the Inspector General of Police. set up on Monday, September 4, 2023, a seven-man Board of Inquiry, headed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of the Force's Criminal Investigation Department, in Abuja, Abiodun Alabi, with a mandate to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation. on the circumstances surrounding the death of the cadet
“The IGP has set a four-day deadline for the panel to provide a full report detailing its findings and recommendations. Other panel members include AIG Training and Development, AIG Oyeyemi Oyediran; Force Physician, CP Garba Emmanuel Nzukwen; CP Homicide FCID, CP Fom Pam Joseph, psc(+); CP POLAC Training, CP Patrick Edung; CP Legal representative as Secretary, and IGP Principal Staff Officer II, ACP Idris Abubakar. "
The PUNCH exclusively reported on Sunday that Jim, a Level 100 Course 9 Police Cadet, dropped dead at POLAC on Saturday, September 2, 2023, after allegedly being starved and malnourished for more than two weeks .
Some cadets who spoke to our correspondent accused the commander, AIG Sadiq Abubakar, of authoritarianism and financial mismanagement of the student food allowance.
A cadet, who spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid being victimized, said the victim was rushed to the academy clinic.
"He was left untreated because there was no medicine or no doctor to treat him in an inauspicious environment, before he gave up and died," the source added .
A cadet, who also asked not to be identified, said there was usually a high daily traffic of sick cadets in the unmanned clinic.
He said, “Since the new commander took office, they have provided us with very bad and inadequate food. The deceased boy was not 20 years old. The boy wouldn't have died if they had taken care of him. The commandant also ordered the closure of the market and the laundry and approved undeserved drills during school hours.
“Cadets are collapsing daily here during training from fatigue, either because they are starving or malnourished or both. We are usually threatened by the commander and forced to participate in unwarranted training exercises. Additionally, many cadets were fired on the grounds that they had fallen ill; this is why many try to fend for themselves to avoid being expelled from the academy. »
Staff members who spoke to our correspondent complained about the academy's monthly food allowance. A source close to the functioning of the academy revealed that some of the money was usually diverted to private pockets by some senior officials.
Meanwhile, in official correspondence from Police Public Relations Officer, POLAC, ASP Hussain Suleman on Sunday, the academy said it was deeply saddened to announce the death of Jika following a brief illness .
ASP Suleman said, “The Police Academy of Nigeria is deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of its beloved cadets, Mr. Sulaiman Jika, who succumbed to a brief and unexpected. Jika, a dedicated cadet in the Department of Computer Science, was a proud native of Adamawa State.
“On August 29, 2023, he saw a doctor at the academy clinic due to illness. After diligent treatment and its g...
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