The acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has set up a 7-man Panel of Inquiry with a mandate to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a young cadet Suleiman Jika at the Nigeria Police Academy (POLAC), Wudil, Kano State.
The panel, headed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Abuja, DIG Abiodun Alabi, was set up on Monday in Abuja. Jika reportedly died on Friday, 1st of September, 2023.
Other members of the panel include the AIG Training and Development, AIG Oyeyemi Oyediran; Force Medical Officer, CP Garba Emmanuel Nzukwen; CP Homicide FCID, CP Fom Pam Joseph, psc(+); CP Training POLAC, CP Patrick Edung; representative of the CP Legal as the secretary, and the Principal Staff Officer II to the IGP, ACP Idris Abubakar.
The IGP set a deadline of four days for the panel to furnish a comprehensive report detailing its findings and recommendations, Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said in a statement on Tuesday..
“Furthermore, the IGP extends his heartfelt condolences and commiserations to the family and relations of Sulaiman Jika and the academy community, during this trying time, assuring that he is deeply empathetic to their pains and loss; and that the Force would do the needful to ensure justice is done in the case,: the statement said.
