5 Policemen Detained For Renting Rifle To Kidnappers

Date: 06-01-2014 7:07 am (11 years ago) | Author: Daniel Bosai
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OWERRI — Five policemen, serving in Imo State police command, including the armourer of New Owerri police division, are now in detention over how one of the AK-47 rifles officially issued for guard duties, ended up in the hands of dare devil kidnappers operating in the state.



Confirming the develpoment to Vanguard in a telephone interview yesterday, the state Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Musa Katsina, said while four of the five policemen were explaining their involvement in the sordid act, the armourer is being tried for negligent conduct.

Katsina said: “It is true that I ordered the arrest, detention and interrogation of four serving policemen of this command for allegedly renting one of the rifles assigned to them to dare devil kidnappers.”

According to the CP, all the police officers, including the armourer, arrested in connection with the sordid finding are now facing orderly room trial.

He said: “I have constituted a panel to try them. They have been given the opportunity to explain and anybody found to be involved in the crime would be made to face the full weight of the law.”

Giving a graphic account of how the police recovered the weapon from fleeing kidnappers, Katsina said the command’s Ambush Squad gave a hot chase to a gang of kidnappers and in the process, they abandoned the gun in their operational vehicle and ran away.

“When the vehicle was thoroughly searched, the AK-47 rifle belonging to the command was recovered. We traced the point of issue to New Owerri police division and that is how the armourer came into the picture,” the CP said.

Katsina said policemen are given weapons to protect the citizens and not to use it to terrorize the people they are supposed to protect.

“The four were officially assigned the weapons for guard duties. The other three policemen never reported to anybody that their colleague whose weapon was later recovered from kidnappers, was not reporting for duty” the CP said.

Vanguard investigations revealed that the four policemen were posted to the residence of a retired CP (names withheld), while Katsina has since reported the incident to the Inspector General of Police.


Posted: at 6-01-2014 07:07 AM (11 years ago) | Addicted Hero
- NYPDmike at 6-01-2014 07:13 AM (11 years ago)
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Nigerians with surprises.. hmmmm if it's not politicians it's the uniform men and if it's not uniform men it's the civilians .. which way Nigeria?Huh?Huh?Huh??
Posted: at 6-01-2014 07:13 AM (11 years ago) | Upcoming
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- Wysetots at 6-01-2014 07:30 AM (11 years ago)
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Na dem be the Day light Armed robbers.

Extorting money from innocent citizens.
Posted: at 6-01-2014 07:30 AM (11 years ago) | Hero
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- jideswag at 6-01-2014 07:30 AM (11 years ago)
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ok
Posted: at 6-01-2014 07:30 AM (11 years ago) | Newbie
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- katdeluna2 at 6-01-2014 07:38 AM (11 years ago)
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Nigerian police. D 20 naira no do una again na gun una dey rent naw. I jst hope one day police go belle food with money. Ah ah!
Posted: at 6-01-2014 07:38 AM (11 years ago) | Upcoming
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- winace at 6-01-2014 08:00 AM (11 years ago)
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Police always have business wit robbers na. Its not a new thg
Posted: at 6-01-2014 08:00 AM (11 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- paulohking at 6-01-2014 08:19 AM (11 years ago)
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Roll Eyes
Posted: at 6-01-2014 08:19 AM (11 years ago) | Hero
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- mary11 at 6-01-2014 08:34 AM (11 years ago)
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Nigeria police force is f*ck

Posted: at 6-01-2014 08:34 AM (11 years ago) | Hero
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- mary11 at 6-01-2014 08:34 AM (11 years ago)
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Nigeria police force is f*ck

Posted: at 6-01-2014 08:34 AM (11 years ago) | Hero
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- cadanre at 6-01-2014 08:56 AM (11 years ago)
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This is a normal thing nowadays.

Posted: at 6-01-2014 08:56 AM (11 years ago) | Hero
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- dickman2 at 6-01-2014 09:04 AM (11 years ago)
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them try..
Posted: at 6-01-2014 09:04 AM (11 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- Noble12 at 6-01-2014 09:16 AM (11 years ago)
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Abi dem no dey pay dem?Huh?? God will judge dem..
Posted: at 6-01-2014 09:16 AM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Abusiddiq at 6-01-2014 09:22 AM (11 years ago)
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Dan'sanda abokin kowa abi no bi so? so just as it is said abokin kowa is the real fact Dan'sanda abokin kowa na.............hahahahaha
Posted: at 6-01-2014 09:22 AM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- mathzno at 6-01-2014 09:41 AM (11 years ago)
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 Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Na today Yansh dey back?Huh?  Dem plenty inside the force when dey do gun running  Cool Cool Cool Cool Cool Cool Cool Cool Cool Cool Cool Cool Cool
Posted: at 6-01-2014 09:41 AM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- amyportion at 6-01-2014 09:44 AM (11 years ago)
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JESUS IS MY Saviour
Posted: at 6-01-2014 09:44 AM (11 years ago) | Upcoming
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- emekaeneh at 6-01-2014 10:00 AM (11 years ago)
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Na today
Eneh say so via nokia 3310
Posted: at 6-01-2014 10:00 AM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- ojamodochai at 6-01-2014 10:44 AM (11 years ago)
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Many b d authority is hearing for the 1st time, this has been
Posted: at 6-01-2014 10:44 AM (11 years ago) | Upcoming
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- jar84 at 6-01-2014 10:51 AM (11 years ago)
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hmmm
Posted: at 6-01-2014 10:51 AM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Chylove247 at 6-01-2014 12:11 PM (11 years ago)
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Nawah ooo Nigeria Police!
Posted: at 6-01-2014 12:11 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- ajanni at 6-01-2014 12:59 PM (11 years ago)
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there can,t be success  in their operation without the cooperations of the police men, thats just the plain truth so
Posted: at 6-01-2014 12:59 PM (11 years ago) | Grande Master
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