IGP Kayode Egbetokun
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, on Monday, 4th September 2023, set up a 7-man Panel of Inquiry to unravel the causes of death of a young Cadet, Sulaiman Jika, which sad incident occured on Friday, 1st September, 2023, at Nigeria Police Academy (POLAC), Wudil.
According to a press release by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, IGP Egbetokun directed the 7-man Panel of Inquiry to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into the circumstances surrounding the cadet’s death.
Great Achiever Magazine reports that the Panel of Inquiry is headed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Abuja, DIG Abiodun Alabi, fdc.
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 has set a deadline of 4 days for the panel to furnish a comprehensive report detailing its findings and recommendations.
Meanwhile, the IGP has extended his heartfelt condolences to the family and relations of Sulaiman Jika and the academy community, assuring that he is deeply empathetic to their pains and loss as he promised that the Force would do the needful to ensure justice is done in the case.
