Abuja – The Police Service Commission said it would sanction any police officer found culpable in the alleged abduction of 14-year-old Ese Oruru.
This is contained in a statement issued by Mr. Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations of the commission, in Abuja yesterday.
It would be recalled that Oruru was allegedly abducted from Yenagoa, Bayelsa, in August 2015, by one Yunusa Dahiru (alias Yellow) to Kano state.
“The Police Service Commission will not hesitate to sanction any Police Officer no matter how highly placed who is found culpable in the abduction saga,“ the statement said.
It said that the commission was waiting for outcome of ongoing investigation of some officers in the matter.
According to it, the commission will ensure that any officer found to have compromised himself is flushed out of the force.
The statement said that the commission would work with the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to guarantee the freedom of Nigerians like Ese.
It commended the IGP for ensuring that the victim was immediately reunited with her family.
Meanwhile, Mr. Shuaibu Gambo, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 1, Kano, said the abductor of Miss. Ese Oruru would be prosecuted.
Gambo gave the assurance while addressing a news conference in Kano yesterday.
He said the abductor of the girl, popularly known as Yunusa, must face the full wrath of the law in order to serve as deterrent to others who might contemplate committing the same offence.
“The action of Yunusa is a criminal offence. So, he must be prosecuted in accordance with the law of the land,” he said.
He said all those who played any role in the mishandling of the case would also be prosecuted as the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, had already ordered a full scale investigation into the matter.
He, however, exonerated the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, from complicity in the abduction saga.
“Another aspect of this press briefing is to put on record that the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II, had indeed directed that the abducted girl be returned to her parents in Bayelsa, as far back as August 2015.
“Information as obtained from my predecessor, AIG Tambari Yabo, confirmed that His Royal Highness actually sent a delegation, with a letter requesting the police to take back the girl to her parents,” he said.
He, however, explained that the delegation in the company of the girl had arrived very late in the evening to the zone, but that it was agreed by all parties to bring her back the following day to implement the request of the monarch.
“Giving the benefit of hindsight, it is evident that there was a failure of communication as the delegation never returned with the girl for onward transportation to her family and no further report of complaint, whatsoever was received in respect of the case,” he said.
