The Nigeria Police have set up a panel to investigate
alleged extrajudicial killings by three officers attached to the Anambra state
command.
The accused officers are Patrick Agbazue, Nwode Nkeiruka,
and Harrison Akama.
Agbazue is the officer-in-charge of the Rapid Response Squad
(RRS), Nkeiruka is the spokesperson of zone 13 headquarters, Ukpo-Dunukofia,
while Akama is a police inspector attached to RRS.
Over the past few days, several posts had been made on
social media in which the officers were accused of allegedly masterminding
killings and abductions in Anambra state.
In a statement on Friday, Muyiwa Adejobi, force
spokesperson, said the accused officers have “reported” to the force
headquarters in Abuja on the directive of Usman Baba, inspector-general of
police.
“The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba,
psc(+), NPM, NEAPS, fdc, CFR, has set up a special investigation panel under
the IGP Monitoring and Mentoring Unit to commence investigations into some
weighty allegations of unprofessionalism, high-handedness, and extra-judicial
killings leveled against its officers serving at the Zone 13 Command,
Ukpo-Dunukofia, and the Anambra State Command on social media platforms,” the
statement reads.
“In light of the serious allegations leveled against the officers
– CSP Patrick Agbazue, officer-in-charge of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS),
Anambra State Command; SP Nwode Nkeiruka, the Police Public Relations Officer
of the Zone 13 Headquarters, Ukpo-Dunukofia, and Inspector Harrison Akama
attached to the RRS, they reported at the Force Headquarters, Louis Edet House,
Abuja today Friday 17th February 2023, on the directives of the IGP for
commencement of investigations to ascertain the veracity of the allegations for
further necessary action, while the panel has been given a period of two weeks
to come up with a report of investigations.”
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