Last Thursday's #BringBackOurGirls protest in
Lafia, Nasarawa State where female police officers
and the rank and file joined in the chants to save
the schoolgirls abducted from Chibok in Borno
State, has landed six senior police officers in
detention at the Criminal Investigation Department
(CID) in Lafia.
The command summoned and interrogated the six
officers alongside this reporter because of the
reported participation female cops in last
Thursday's #BringBackOurGirls protest in Lafia.
The officers were first interrogated at the state
police command headquarters along Makurdi Road,
and then moved to the state CID along Jos road, all
lasting between past 12pm and 6pm when they
were finally detained, Daily Trust learnt.
They were paraded in the open at the state CID,
before newsmen, and asked to say what they know
of their role during the #SaveOurGirls protest.
The Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of
CID, who handled the final aspect of the
interrogation was in constant phone communication
with the commissioner of police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris,
and reported back to this reporter that he had
orders to "lock" this reporter because he declined to
point at the paraded officers and name the cop that
spoke in an earlier report about the Thursday
protest.
This reporter saw the women being dragged into a
room, and minutes later, their berets, belts, bangles,
shoes and other personal effects including phones
were seen leaving the room.
This reporter was held up in detention far off from
the detention room of the women, and could not
follow up for details.
When called for confirmation, the state Police Public
Relations Officer (PPRP) Mr. Namu Umaru Ismaila
said he was not informed enough to confirm the
detention of the six female officers.
"I am not aware. I am not sure," Mr. Ismaila said.
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