A police inspector has been arrested by soldiers with over 400 AK 47 riffles in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
The Bauchi State Police Commissioner, Mr. Ikechukwu Ayo Aduba, disclosed this to newsmen on Friday in Bauchi.The inspector who according to Aduba is attached to Misau Police Station was arrested by soldiers under the Joint Task Force with headquarters in Jos and has been whisked away to Abuja without informing the Divisional Police Officer in the area. “We received the report of his arrest through information and I confirmed from their commandant who confirmed to me that the inspector is with them and that he has been with for the past 20 days.
“We have written a letter to the army requesting them to return the arrested inspector to us. Even though Police and army work together and we enjoy cordial working relationship, in police we have procedures of disciplining any erring policeman arrested and even arraigning him in court after investigation, as there is no hidden place for criminals. Even when we picked a soldier we inform the Army and hand him over to them after investigation,” Aduba said.
The Commissioner of Police said that before the news of the arrest of the inspector got to them, his Divisional Police Officer had sent a signal that he absconded from duty three days before he was arrested.
The Commissioner of Police said that before the news of the arrest of the inspector got to them, his Divisional Police Officer had sent a signal that he absconded from duty three days before he was arrested.
He appealed to the army authorities to hand over the arrested inspector to the Police to enable the police investigate the matter and punished him according to the law.
Source:Daily Independent
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