Anambra Extra-Judical Killings: Police Commence Full Scale Investigations

The Nigerian Police Force has pleaded with the public to bring more credible facts as its special panel begins investigating the officers involved in the alleged extrajudicial killings and organ trafficking in Anambra state.

Naija News reports that the Police Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Twitter on Tuesday, stated that the force has commenced a full-scale investigation into the allegations against the officers in Anambra.

The tweet reads: “The Special Investigation Panel investigating the allegations of extra-judicial killings, extortion, unprofessionalism, and highhandedness against Police Officers of the Anambra State Command and Zone 13 Ukpo-Dunukofia, has commenced a full-scale investigation into the allegations as investigators have moved to scenes and sites for on-the-spot-assessment.

“The team has however been tasked to harness all available means and spread its tentacles towards ensuring that all information received via the channels made available to the public is properly examined to assist the investigations, subsequent report of findings,and recommendations.

“The Nigeria Police Force wishes to disabuse the minds of well-meaning members of the public and all interested stakeholders that the panel comprising respected and thoroughbred officers including officers of the IGP Monitoring Unit, reports directly to the Inspector-General of

“Police, and shall discharge the responsibility professionally and ensure justice. The NPF also reassures that the Anambra RRS, Okuzu, will definitely be reorganized and sanitized to suit the present ideologies and administrative styles of the Force leadership in conformity with international best practices. This sanitization will be equally extended to other tactical squads across the NPF. Furthermore, it is imperative to clear the air that the officers fingered in the trending allegation were never arrested or detained.”