Fear and palpable tension is now brewing in Kashikoko Community in Lavun Local government area of Niger State as some suspects from Washe village who attacked a Mobile Police Officer Sergeant Aliyu Ndako and cut off his hand, robbed him of his money and other valuables are now targeting the eyewitness who was there with a view of killing him to errase the evidence against them.
It should be noted that the Police Area Commander in Bida, ACP Bakare Abiodun had earlier released the prime suspect arrested by vigilante group and handed over to him for investigation without any reasonable justification.
The District head of Kashikoko Saidu Minin Nagya whom the suspect claimed to have send them to assassinate the Police Sergeant Aliyu Ndako,has also been released on bail by men of the state Criminal investigation and intelligence Department ( SCIID) of the Niger State Police Command.
The Operatives of the SCIID in Minna, have put the investigation on hold on premise that the case has been transferred to Assistant Inspector General of Police Zone AIG Zone seven while the other suspects kept terrorising Kashikoko Community Threatened to wreck another harvok on them.
A Minna based legal practitioner Barrister Ebuka Egbunike Charles has earlier petitioned the Commissioner of Police Niger State Command on the attack of the Police Sergeant by some suspects from Washe
The district head of Kashikoko Saidu Minin Nagya was alleged to have ordered the attack on the victim Aliyu Ndako which led to the cutting off the hand of the Police Sergeant Aliyu Ndako who is attached to the Palace of the Etsu Nupe Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar.
The Legal practitioner, decried that " If people who are alleged in the commission of crime of these nature are left uninvestigated despite repeated Petition to the police,the society will not be safe for the descent and the Police as an institution of security to protect lives and properties will be reduced to Public servants whom merely received salaries without corresponding justification"
He then called on the Commissioner of Police in Niger State to promptly act within the ambit of section 214 of the 1999 Constitution as amended and section four of the police Act. 2020
Already, tension and apprehension is now brewing in the Community as they are now threatened to launch an attack on an eyewitness who was there during the attack on the Police Sergeant with the intention to kill him so as to erase the evidence against hi
At this point Barrister Ebuka Charlces has called on the Inspector General of Police IGP Kayode Egbetokun to as a matter of urgency to order for the arrest of the District head to explain his roles in heinous crimes of attempted murder, causing grievous hurt without provocation,armed robbery,and joint acts.
The Commissioner of Police in Niger State, was earlier Petitioned " yet these people are still going about threatening the Community. The IGP should for the interest of security and safety of the Kashikoko Community order for the arrest and the Prosecution of these and people and summon the Area Commander in Bida ACP Bakare Abiodun "
