Enugu CP condemns the burning of two alleged POS robbers and says that one of the suspects was a police constable who had been dismissed (video)

Enugu State Command Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Ammani, has strongly denounced the mob action and extrajudicial execution of two accused thieves by a furious mob. According to LIB, the mob burned two people alive after they allegedly tried to rob POS operators. On Wednesday, November 9, 2022, in the late afternoon, the incident took place in the Independence Layout neighborhood along busy Independence Avenue, also known as Bissala Road. The State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (SCIID) was directed by the CP to conduct a covert investigation to learn more about the incident circumstances and the people involved, according to a statement signed by the command spokesperson, DSP Daniel Ndukwe. The CP claims that a report circulated on social media claiming that the victims of the act of jungle justice were executed are policemen serving in the New Haven Police Division of the Command. Contrary to the report, available records only revealed that one of them, later identified as Ogbobe Benjamin, has long been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force as a Police Constable, for acts against discipline. Hence, he can never be seen or said to be a serving Policeman as claimed, the statement read. Meanwhile, the Commissioner has reiterated that no matter the circumstance, resorting to self help to carry out acts of jungle justice in this manner, without recourse to extant laws and the criminal administration system, is totally condemnable and tantamount to the commission of a crime in itself. Hence, he cautions against such heinous and cruel acts that violate the provisions of the Constitution and other extant laws, especially as it concerns the inalienable rights of the person; and impedes the Command’s efforts at combating crimes and criminality in the State. Consequently, the CP has urged citizens of the State to always be law-abiding and assist the Police in the fight against criminals and their activities, especially by arresting and handing over criminal suspects to the Police for further lawful actions, in line with the provisions of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015, the amended Nigeria Police Act 2020 and other laws. He further calls on them to promptly report general acts of crime and criminality to the nearest Police Station or by calling the Command’s emergency hotlines on 08098880172, 08032003702, 08075390883, or 08086671202; or alternatively, send emails to infoenugupolice@gmail.com.