The FCT Command of the Nigeria Police Force has failed to arrest the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar, who was caught on video allegedly assaulting a security guard, Clement Sargwak, around Banex Shopping Plaza, Wuse 2, Abuja, on Monday.
However, it was learnt that a trader, Peter Onyuike, had been arrested by the Department of State Services and then handed over to the police for allegedly assaulting the CCT chairman while other traders are being hunted.
A document made available to The PUNCH on Friday showed that the police were investigating traders for criminal conspiracy, joint act, assault, criminal force, and mischief.
In a letter in regards number CR:3000/FCT/X/D15/Vol which turned into addressed to the business enterprise in rate of security at the plaza, the police asked that any other trader, Oyuho Augustine Samuel, be added to the Anti-Vice Section of the Criminal Investigation Department at Wuse Zone 2 on April 6, 2021.
The letter which become signed by using ACP Magawata Mode, and addressed to Jul Reliable Security Guards, is titled, ‘Letter of Invitation, case of criminal conspiracy, joint act, attack, criminal pressure and mischief: Oyuho Augustine Samuel’.
The letter, dated April 1, 2021, study in part, “The workplace is investigating the above referred to case in which the want to gain certain explanation from one Oyuho Augustine Samuel, who operates a store inside your business premises have become pertinent.
“In view of the above, you're kindly requested to avail your self to interview the undersigned through CSP Njayo Yahaya Bawuchi, sectional Head, Anti-Vice Section, No. 34 Koforidua Street, off Ouagadougou Street off Accra Street, off Michael Opara Street, Wuse Zone 2 on April 6, 2021 at 10am activate.”
Speaking with The PUNCH, the legal professional to the brutalised security guard, Mr. Samuel Ihensekhien, stated it was unlucky that the police had deserted the sizeable problem however have been chasing traders who videoed the incident.
Ihensekhien stated the arrested trader were tortured to put in writing statements to the effect that the CCT chairman changed into the sufferer of a mob assault on the plaza.
The lawyer stated if the police compromised the case, he might be forced to institute an action in courtroom.
He said, “There is a risky measurement to the problem. When the police came on March 30, the day of the incident, they had been led via one Supol Moses Simdok. They interviewed Sargwak (the defend). They took pix of the boy and the accidents. They asked for his uniform and we said we'd provide it later.
“They said the CP of Abuja wanted to look us and I requested that an legit letter be brought and we might all come. Subsequently, Simdok started insulting me. After taking my purchaser’s announcement, they said they wished collaborator witnesses so we went to go looking. One guy, who witnessed it first hand, and had a video, wrote statements in addition to every other dealer. The police later stated they must come to the station however I refused.
“Today, I changed into contacted by using the supervisor of the safety guard that there's an invite letter to file to the Anti-Vice segment for frivolous allegations. When he made in addition inquiries, they said the first guy that became arrested confessed in police custody that he beat up the CCT chairman. I became informed that the police wrote a announcement for him and informed him to sign it.”
The legal professional noted that the CCT chairman does no longer have immunity but the police have persisted to take his aspect.
“Danladi is a non-public citizen and he has no proper to arrest any personal citizen. The Code of Conduct Tribunal has a very constrained jurisdiction. The important case have to be approximately the security protect that became assaulted however they're twisting the problem and looking to accuse human beings of assaulting Danladi Umar,” the attorney stated.
The spokesperson for the police in Abuja, Mariam Yusuf, did not reply to a telephone call on Friday. A textual content message had not but been spoke back to as of press time.
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