The Chairman of the Police Service Commission DIG Hashimu Argungu rtd in his bid to purge the Police from meddling in civil matters, has officially written to the Inspector General of Police demanding an investigation into the roles of some officers of the Zone 7 Police Command.
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DIG Argungu is requesting that the Inspector General of Police set up a competent Committee to conduct further investigation into the activities of the Officer in charge of Legal Unit and the Deputy Commissioner in charge of Operations of the Zone
A statement by Ikechukwu Ani, spokesman said the investigation is âfor abuse of office, extortion and gross misconduct contrary to the rules of engagement and conduct of Police Officersâ.
He said âThe letter was prompted by a complaint/petition received from one Alhaji Abubakar Yahaya against the two officers of the zone who, against repeated warnings, were involved in civil matters and supervised/provided cover in the demolition of the petitionerâs residential property where he had lived for over 15 years.
In the letter to the IGP, the PSC Chairman said âthat on the 19th of December 2024, the Police and enforcement staff from the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, went to the residence of the petitioner, Abubakar Yahaya, âthrew away his property and chased his family members out of his residence.â
DIG Argungu disclosed that âthe enforcement Unit of the High Court led by one Shamsudeen Ubandoma took âthe sum of seven hundred thousand Naira (N700,000.00) from the petitioner under the guise or pretence of giving it to the Policemen who came with him for enforcement so that they wonât come back for enforcement again.â
He said âOn the 16th of January 2025; âsome Policemen with an enforcement team from the court, accompanied by one faceless Alhaji Usman Sarki â the purported owner of the plot on the said No 75 Lome Crescent, Wuse Zone 7 Abuja, under dispute in court, brought trucks and bulldozers which were used in the demolition of the petitionerâs residence.â
The PSC Chairman, in the letter to the IGP, said âThe petitioner was arrested by the Officer in charge of Legal Unit, Zone 7 Police Command for criminal conspiracy, trespass and mischief, adding that the sum of one million Naira was collected from him for securing his bail. He noted that the faceless Alhaji Usman Sarki âis not known to the petitioner, as only his lawyers were always appearing on his behalf.
The petitioner claimed that he has had the said plot of land for more than 15 years without any issue, developed the land and has been in occupation of the residence without any hindrance.
âIt is now very apparent that the demolition of his residence was done solely on the strength of the Police, led by the Officer in charge of the Legal Unit, who is meant to be a Police prosecutor but turned into a tool of oppression and aided by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations who led the Police to demolish the petitionerâs residence without any justification or adhering to the principle of natural justice.
The PSC Chairman said âThe petitionerâs prayers include; âhaving been rendered homeless as a result of the act of the Officers-in-Charge of Legal Unit and the Deputy Commissioner in charge of Operations who are the major culprits of this heinous act, that the duo should be investigated and appropriate sanctions meted on them, as well as the payment of one billion Naira for the action of the Police, as compensation.â
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