By Cajetan Mmuta
The panel investigating allegations of killings, extortion and sales of human parts, against some senior officers of the Anambra State police command has submitted its report.
Recall that an anonymous blogger, Gistlover had in February this year raised the alarm over the atrocities allegedly committed by three police officers of the State Police Command, which also included the forceful acquisition of properties owned by arrested victims.
The Force Headquarters had set up a panel to investigate the top officers over their alleged culpability and subsequently invited them to Abuja, and later freed them.
The Anambra State Police command had also in connection to the alleged culpability of some of the top officers declared a corp member, Daniel Nnamdi Emeh wanted for impersonation, possession of a firearm and money laundry.
Emeh, aged 26 years, is said to be an Information Technology (IT) expert who worked with the command and allegedly leaked information to the blogger.
The police officers involved in the allegations included; CSP Patrick Agbazue, Commander Rapid Response Squad (RRS) in Anambra state, SP Nkeiru Nwode, Zonal Public Relations Officer, Zone 13, Ukpo in Dunukofia local government area of the state and Inspector Harrison Akama, who is said to be used by Agbazue for many nefarious activities.
It was learnt that the panel has turned in its report to the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba.
The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said: “I am aware that the team has carried out an investigation into the allegations, and a report has been sent to the IGP recently. I will get a copy of the report and act.”
Speaking to the report that Emeh was being driven to Awka for arraignment in court, Adejobi said he was not aware, and that: “I will need to find out about that.”
There has been protests from some CSOs, over the release of the suspected police officers, while some CSOs had called for protection for Emeh, insisting he should rather be treated as a whistleblower, rather than detained in solitary confinement.
The State government has kept sealed lips over the outcome of the review of case files involving the senior police officers.
Soludo had in February ordered the Attorney general of the state, Mrs Chika Ifemeje to immediately call up all files regarding complaints that have to do with the accused police officers.
When THE RAZOR called the commissioner on the outcome of the reviews, she refused to speak, preferring to hang up. The previous visits to her office on the matter had also yielded no fruit.
A source in the ministry said that no review had been done.
According to the source, “The panel by the IGP, which was supposed to last two weeks has taken close to two months, but Anambra State, whose citizens are the ones being butchered and their parts sold by these officers have kept quiet, refusing to review the file as they had initially been ordered by the governor. It is a shame.”
