IG decorates officer prosecuted for killing five Igbo traders

The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, on Wednesday,
decorated Ibrahim Danjuma with his new rank of Commissioner of
Police after he had been prosecuted and acquitted for the
extrajudicial killing of five Abuja traders and a lady in 2005.

Danjuma was among 15 new CPs recently promoted by the Police
Service Commission on the recommendation of the IG.

He had been suspended from duty on account of the alleged
extrajudicial killing and was subsequently charged to court
alongside Othman Abdulsalam, Nicholas Zakaria, Baba Emmanuel,
Ezekiel Acheneje and Sadiq Salami as co-defendants for felony.

The trial Judge, Justice Ishaq Bello, of the FCT High Court
found Danjuma, who was the first accused person, not guilty and
accordingly discharged and acquitted him while Emmanuel and
Acheneje were sentenced to death.

Meanwhile, the IG has warned police officers to avoid temptation
from political actors as the 2019 elections draw near.

Describing the election year as “critical,” the police chief
urged police personnel to be professional and steadfast.

He made the call during the IG conference with commissioners of
police and other senior officers in Abuja.

Reacting to allegations of disobedience of court orders in
respect of the unsealing of the Peace Corps headquarters, Idris
said the Force had appealed the court order, adding that it had
asked the court to stay execution of the judgment on the
matter.

Commenting on the re-organisation of the Special Anti-Robbery
Squad, he stated that the unit would now focus on violent
crimes.

On the 2019 elections, Idris said, “Officers should be aware
that from next year, we are entering a critical phase in the
political space of this country and this critical phase includes
most of the elections that would be conducted.

“Officers should be steadfast and obviously do their best to
ensure that wherever you find yourselves, that you do your utmost
best to ensure that the political situation is handled maturely and
orderly.”

The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, on Wednesday,
decorated Ibrahim Danjuma with his new rank of Commissioner of
Police after he had been prosecuted and acquitted for the
extrajudicial killing of five Abuja traders and a lady in
2005.

Danjuma was among 15 new CPs recently promoted by the Police
Service Commission on the recommendation of the IG.

He had been suspended from duty on account of the alleged
extrajudicial killing and was subsequently charged to court
alongside Othman Abdulsalam, Nicholas Zakaria, Baba Emmanuel,
Ezekiel Acheneje and Sadiq Salami as co-defendants for felony.

The trial Judge, Justice Ishaq Bello, of the FCT High Court
found Danjuma, who was the first accused person, not guilty and
accordingly discharged and acquitted him while Emmanuel and
Acheneje were sentenced to death.

Meanwhile, the IG has warned police officers to avoid temptation
from political actors as the 2019 elections draw near.

Describing the election year as “critical,” the police chief
urged police personnel to be professional and steadfast.

He made the call during the IG conference with commissioners of
police and other senior officers in Abuja.

Reacting to allegations of disobedience of court orders in
respect of the unsealing of the Peace Corps headquarters, Idris
said the Force had appealed the court order, adding that it had
asked the court to stay execution of the judgment on the
matter.

Commenting on the re-organisation of the Special Anti-Robbery
Squad, he stated that the unit would now focus on violent
crimes.

On the 2019 elections, Idris said, “Officers should be aware
that from next year, we are entering a critical phase in the
political space of this country and this critical phase includes
most of the elections that would be conducted.

“Officers should be steadfast and obviously do their best to
ensure that wherever you find yourselves, that you do your utmost
best to ensure that the political situation is handled maturely and
orderly.”