The Inspector-General of Police in response to the tragic incident at the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State, where a promising young cadet, Sulaiman Jika, lost his life, on Friday, 1st of September, 2023, has set up a 7-man Panel of Inquiry on Monday 4th September, 2023 to probe the death.
The panel is headed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Abuja, DIG Abiodun Alabi.
It was given a mandate to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into the circumstances surrounding the cadet’s death.
The IGP, according to statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has set a deadline of 4 days for the panel to furnish a comprehensive report detailing its findings and recommendations.
Other members of the panel include the AIG Training and Development, AIG Oyeyemi Oyediran; Force Medical Officer, CP Garba Emmanuel Nzukwen; CP Homicide FCID, CP Fom Pam Joseph, psc(+); CP Training POLAC, CP Patrick Edung; representative of the CP Legal as the secretary, and the Principal Staff Officer II to the IGP, ACP Idris Abubakar.
Meanwhile, the IGP extends his heartfelt condolences and commiserations to the family and relations of Sulaiman Jika and the academy community, during this trying time.
He assured that he is deeply empathetic to their pains and loss; and that the Force would do the needful to ensure justice is done in the case.
