Policemen Beat Civil Defense Officer To Death In His Family’s Presence

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Update: Two police traffic wardens arraigned in court for the death of ex-NSCDC official, Ogar Jumbo






Two police traffic wardens, TW GII Idoko Sunday and TW GII Katdel Dabit, were today April 17th, charged to court for complicity in the death of a staff of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), ASC Ogah Jumbo
Recall that on Wednesday March 20th, LIB shared a report of how Ogah was allegedly attacked and beaten up by police officers along Nyanya Highway in Abuja, for driving against traffic. It was alleged that Ogah died at the scene where he was attacked. Read here.
The police however denied this allegation, saying that Ogah died after he left the Nyanya police station where he was dragged to by the traffic wardens. Read here. 
A statement released by the force today April 17th, says the former Traffic Wardens had earlier been subjected to the internal disciplinary procedures of the Force and were tried in an Orderly Room, and dismissed before the arraignment.
The Police investigations positively indicted them for assault and excessive use of force on the deceased after his arrest. Forensic Analysis by a pathologist as seen in the autopsy report, clearly traced the cause of death to injuries inflicted on the deceased during his encounter with the Traffic Wardens.
According to the statement, the autopsy report states in part that the death;

i. was due to blunt force injury to the head
ii. multiple skin and soft tissue injuries on the fore head and face, and that
iii. there was no natural disease in the body to sufficiently explain the sudden death

The statement added that the IGP enjoins the Public not to lose faith in the Force, reiterating his earlier assurances that, under his watch, no form of impunity or “man’s inhumanity to man” will go unpunished. The police chief warns that like these indicted traffic wardens, any Police Officer found wanting for unlawful use of Force and other sundry offences, will be publicly named, shamed and brought to book to serve as deterrent to others.
Meanwhile, the two erstwhile Traffic Wardens have been remanded in Kuje Prisons pending the next adjournment of the case.

by Linda Ikeji at