Nine policemen were on Tuesday paraded at the Nigeria Police Force headquarters in Abuja, after their arrest for aiding and abetting serious crimes.
A
statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Don Awunah,
identified the arrested officers as: ASP Yuguda Abbah, Sgt Habila
Sarki, Diphen Nimmyel, Sgt Yasan Danda, Sgt Abbas Mailalle, Sgt
Bwanason Tanko, Sgt Donan James, Corporal Idris Salisu and CPL Zakari
Kofi.
The
dismissed officers were found guilty of unprofessional conduct,
aiding and abetting serious crimes like cattle rustling, robbery and
kidnapping in the Northeast.
According
to the police statement, interrogation and confessions of the
dismissed policemen also led to the arrest of principal suspects and
recovery of many arms and ammunition.
Principal
suspects arrested include Mayo Chadi Aliyu, Atiku Ibrahim, Ali
Mohammed, Abdulrahman Umar, Umar Daudu, Ibrahim Umar, Ibrahim Mallam,
Adamu Lolo, Suleiman Buba, Ahmed Adamu, Gidado Garba, Sani Dan
Alhaji, Inusa Mohammed, Mohammed Wari, Mohammed Rabiu, Hammadu
Abdullahi,
Umar Adamu, Idi Juye and Yusuf Abdullahi.
Umar Adamu, Idi Juye and Yusuf Abdullahi.
Items
recovered from the suspects include:14 AK 47 rifles with numbers
intact; 3 other AK 47 rifles with numbers etched out; one Pump Action
rifle; one locally made pistol; 42 empty magazines, 363 rounds of AK
47 live ammunition; 71 K2 live ammunition and 25 live cartridges.
The
police also disclosed that in October, 2016, one Alhaji Hodi Adamu, a
notorious armed robbery suspect was arrested by the police in Adamawa
State.
The
suspect’s confession led to the arrest of two other suspects
namely: Rabo Bello and Oliver Honiol whose voluntary confessions led
to the arrest of the nine police personnel mentioned above for
various roles they played through their actions and inactions which
are considered as disciplinary infractions. The principal suspects
and the dismissed police officers will soon be charged to court.
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