The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has queried the AIG, Zone 1, Kano, Shuaibu Gambo, and the Commissioners of Police in charge of Bayelsa and Kano states over the shoddy handling of Ese Oruru’s abduction and her forceful conversion to Islam.
A highly placed source told one of our correspondents on Wednesday that the officers were accused of not giving the case the attention it deserved and for allowing it to drag on for over six months before it came to Arase’s notice.
The IG, it was learnt, was embarrassed by the lack of professionalism exhibited by the three senior officers “who failed to carry out a thorough investigation into the incident within a short time.”
The source said, “The IG has directed that the AIG and the two CPs in Bayelsa and Kano should be queried for failing to handle Ese’s case with the professionalism expected of senior officers like them and for allowing the case to drag on for a long time without notifying the Force headquarters about the challenges they were facing.”
It was gathered that Arase was particularly annoyed by the conduct of the AIG and his lackadaisical approach to the case.
“Emir Lamido Sanusi’s explanation indicated that the AIG was to blame for the shoddy handling of the case; the IG was totally disappointed in Gambo and his role in the abduction saga,” another source stated.
It was gathered that the police had begun an investigation into the matter with a view to punishing the investigating officers responsible for the shoddy job.
“I can tell you that all those responsible for this embarrassment will not go scot-free. Definitely, heads will roll,” the source added.
Findings indicated that the police were awaiting the report of the medical examination carried out on Ese to determine other charges that would be preferred against her abductor.
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