The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has said that it will launch a thorough inquiry into the untimely death of Erasmus Emhenya’m’ on April 6, 2023, while in police custody, in an effort to uphold justice and the rule of law.
The late Erasmus was being held in custody as one of the main suspects in a murder investigation that the Command was looking into.
The FCT Police Command informed the public in a statement released on Wednesday by its spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, that it will look everywhere for answers regarding the circumstances surrounding the death of the suspect.
“Preliminary investigations by the Command have revealed that the suspect was not tortured to death by the Police,” the statement reads.
“In the meantime, DCP Ahmed Musa, the acting commissioner of police for the FCT Police Command, has directed discreet inquiries into the immediate and remote causes of the dead suspect’s death while in police custody.
“In the same vein, an autopsy to determine the remote cause of his death has since begun as part of the ongoing investigations, and the report of the Medical Examiner is being awaited,” the statement continued.
The FCT Police Command urged the public to maintain their composure and reaffirmed its steadfast dedication to upholding the law and respecting the fundamental rights of all FCT citizens.
Then, on November 4, 2023, at around 00:30, a team from Operation Restore Peace (ORP) captured another gang while on patrol in the neighborhoods of Mallan Goje, Nasarawa, and Karofi in the Bauchi metropolitan region that were home to certain underworld men.
The individuals detained are: Adamu Sirajo, 25, also known as Dan Baba; Sadiq Isah, 20; Nasiru Abdullahi, 19; Amir Abdullahi, 20; Ukasha Ladan, 21; Abdulkarim Mohammad, 22; Ibrahim Musa, 17, also known as Na Ma’aiki; and Abbas Usman, 18 years old.
Safiyanu Abdullahi, 20, and Buhari Ahmad, 19, were all living in Kangarke, Makwalla, and Karofin Madaki.
The PPRO reports that the suspects’ exhibits included three knives, four machetes, two pieces of sharp iron, and one small antler.
All of the suspects admitted under questioning that they participated in thuggery (Sara-Suka) by frightening defenseless residents of the Bauchi city and beyond.
As a result, the Command received a complaint from one Sadiq Bala, age 21, a victim of Sara-Suka. He was later invited to an identification parade, where he vividly named three of the thugs who amputated his right hand: Ibrahim Musa, age 18, Buhari Ahmad, age 18, and Abba Usman, age 18.
The accused immediately admitted what had been said about them and expressed regret for their acts.
