- The House of Representatives Adhoc committee members are displeased with the commencement of annual leave by the inspector general of police, Ibrahim Idris
- The Adhoc committee members investigating a petition filed by DCP Abduyari Lafia against the IGP, faulted the leave because of security crisis rocking the country
- It stated that it had summoned the IGP on different occasions in respect of the petition, but the police boss was yet to appear
Douye Diri, the chairman, Adhoc committee investigating the 'purported harassment, intimidation and threat to life' leveled against the inspector general of police, Ibrahim Idris, by DCP Abduyari Lafia, has questioned the rationale behind the commencement of leave by the IG while there are security crises in the country, The Nation reports.
NAIJ.com gathered that following the petition sent by the DCP Lafia to the House, the House had invited the IGP, but was surprised that he could not appear at the hearing after two invitations sent to him.
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Diri said: “It is worrisome for the president to grant three weeks leave to the IGP at this time that the country is experiencing crisis and the security situation is becoming very bad.”
According to the legal adviser to the IGP, the police boss embarked on three weeks leave following the approval President Muhammadu Buhari.
Members of the Adhoc committee expressed displeasure over the IGP’s attitude to the issue of security of lives and property.
The chairman of the Adhoc committee said: “The matter the committee is investigating has to do with corruption, harassment and threat to life, between a junior police officer and a senior police officer which when brought to the public domain is not good for the image, credibility and the integrity of the police institution."
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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com previously reported that the House of Representatives reportedly summoned the inspector general of police, Ibrahim Idris, over the alleged constant harassment of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, a political group loyal to the former governor of Kano state, Rabiu Kwankwaso.
Just like Sule Lamido, the former governor of Jigawa state, Kwankwaso was believed to be eyeing the presidency and had been making consultations and building his team ahead of 2019.
The House also constituted an ad-hoc panel to investigate the real reasons the supporters of the former governor were being intimidated and harassed.
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Source: Naija.ng