Aminu Ogwuche’s Trial: Blame DSS, Not Police- NPF
Category: Nigerian National News
The Nigeria Police has reacted to allegations of lack of diligent
prosecution in respect of the suspected terrorist Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche.
Read full Press Release by the Nigeria Police.
The attention of the Nigeria Police High Command has been drawn to a
most misleading media report that charges filed by the Nigeria Police at
the Federal High Court Abuja, were struck out for lack of diligent
prosecution in respect of the suspected terrorist AMINU SADIQ OGWUCHE.
It would be recalled that the Department of State Security (DSS), that had intelligence on the Nyanya Bombing and was investigating
it, made a formal request to the Nigeria Police to assist in
extraditing one Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche to Nigeria from Sudan, through the
Interpol channel of which the Nigeria Police is well versed.
It was at this stage and for this reason that the Nigeria Police
Force filed charges against the suspected fugitive Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche,
based on information that he fled to Sudan.
The filing of charges against the suspect is a legal procedure to
enable the Nigeria Police formally request the Sudanese authorities to
grant Nigeria’s extradition request in respect of the suspected
fugitive.
For the records, copy of filed charge(s) against a fugitive must be
appended to documents in support of extradition request made to the host
country, which in this case, is Sudan.
These facts were made known to the court when it insisted on the
production of the accused even before his extradition to Nigeria.
Following Ogwuche’s extradition which the Nigeria Police accomplished
successfully, the DSS, obtained a Court Order to remand the suspect for
an initial period of three months in line with the Prevention of
Terrorism Act and also liaised with the Office of the Attorney-General
of the Federation to undertake his prosecution.
For the record, at no time did the Nigeria Police arraign the suspect
in court for terrorism related offences. Moreover, the purported
prosecution/arraignment by the Police could not have happened as the
Police could not prosecute a suspect it never arrested, never
investigated nor had in its custody.
It is therefore grossly erroneous, mischievous and malicious to
impute lack of diligent prosecution to the Police. The Nigeria Police
Force is manifestly and positively committed to the will of Nigerians to
rid the nation of violent crimes like terrorism. Many of our officers
have paid the supreme sacrifice on account of this.
The Police while respecting the rights of the media to publish,
however appeals that due diligent check be observed to ensure that
misleading information is not disseminated to the reading public.
Ag. CP EMMANUEL C. S. OJUKWU, psc
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FORCE HEADQUARTERS
ABUJA
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FORCE HEADQUARTERS
ABUJA
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