ENUGU CP ORDERS INVESTIGATION INTO MOB KILLING OF 2 ALLEGED THIEVES
REPORTER: CHUKWUBUIKE MADU
Police Command in Enugu State has ordered investigation into the mob action and extra-judicial killing of two alleged male criminal suspects on Monday (09/11/2022) afternoon along Bissala Road, Independence Layout, Enugu.
A statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Daniel Ndukwe, noted that the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ahmed Ammani, condemned the mob action and killing in its entirety.
The statement said the Police Commisioner had ordered “the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (SCIID) to carry out a discreet investigation to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the incident and those involved.”
The statement “describes as untrue and unfounded, the viral media report suggesting that the victims the act of jungle justice was executed on, are Policemen serving in New Haven Police Division of the Command.
“Contrary to the report, available records only revealed that one of them, later identified as Ogbobe Benjamin, has long been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force as a Police Constable, for acts against discipline.
“Hence, he can never be seen or said to be a serving Policeman as claimed.”
According to the statement, the Commissioner of Police has reiterated that “no matter the circumstance, resorting to self-help to carry out acts of jungle justice in this manner, without recourse to extant laws and the criminal administration system, is totally condemnable and tantamount to the commission of crime in itself.”
The statement cautioned against such heinous and cruel acts that violate the provisions of the Constitution and other extant laws, especially as it concerned the inalienable rights of the person; and impedes the Command’s efforts at combating crimes and criminality in the State.
It urged citizens of the State to always be law-abiding and assist the Police in the fight against criminals and their activities, especially by arresting and handing over criminal suspects to the Police for further lawful actions, in line with the provisions of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015, the amended Nigeria Police Act 2020 and other laws.
EDITED BY CHUKWUBUIKE MADU
