The acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has established a seven-member Panel of Inquiry to investigate circumstances surrounding the tragic death of a police cadet, Sulaiman Jika, at the Nigeria Police Academy in Wudil, Kano State.
The panel, headed by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department, Abuja, includes the Assistant Inspector-General, Training and Development, Oyeyemi Oyediran; Force Medical Officer, CP Garba Nzukwen; CP Homicide FCID, Fom-Pam Joseph, CP Training POLAC, CP Patrick Edung; a representative of the CP Legal as the secretary, and the Principal Staff Officer II to the IG, ACP Idris Abubakar.
GOOD EVENING NIGERIA had reported on Sunday that Jim’s, a 100-level Course 9 police cadet, dropped dead at POLAC on Saturday, September 2, 2023, after being allegedly starved and malnourished for over two weeks.
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In response, Egbetokun ordered the panel to submit a comprehensive report detailing its findings and recommendations within four days;
He expressed his heartfelt condolences and commiserations to the family, relatives, and the Nigeria Police Academy community, assuring them of his deep empathy for their pain and loss.
The IGP pledged that the police force would take all necessary steps to ensure justice is served in this case.
This is made known in a statement released by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Tuesday, as reported by The Punch.