Produce Abba Kyari, 4 Police Inspectors Of IGP Intelligence Response Team Before Us To Give Account Of The Disappearance Of Two Brothers- Investigative Panel On SARS Tells Police

The IIP-SARS has again ordered the Nigeria Police Force to produce DCP Abba Kyari and four other officers of the IGP-Intelligence Response Team (IRT) to appear before it on 25th November 2021 over the alleged unlawful detention of two brothers, Mr. Matthew Ella and Mr. Patrick Ella who were said to have been detained since December 2019.

The other officers to be produced before the panel includes Inspector Waziri Mustapha, Inspector Al-Hassan Emmanuel, Inspector Gloria, Inspector Makinde Vincent, and Inspector Ejeh Odeh.

A Member of the 11-Member Panel, Dr. Garba Tetengi (SAN) who presided over the matter on behalf of the Chairman, Justice Suleiman Galadima (retd) made this order when the counsel to the police, Fidelis Ogwobe informed the panel that the respondents are absent despite the earlier order of the panel for their appearance made on 2nd December 2021.

He, therefore, advised the police that it is in their interest to ensure that the police officers involved in the petition are produced before the panel.

The Police lawyer confessed that it was not easy for him to compel the appearance of DCP Abba Kyari and that he was not able to reach out to most of the police officers who are respondents in the petition wherein the two victims are still missing.

Specifically, he said that he does not have the capacity to compel the appearance of the Officers mentioned in the petition.

Lead counsel to the police, James Idachaba aligned with Ogwobe’s position and suggests that the panel should issue summons to the affected needed police officers to facilitate their appearance before the panel.

Ogwobe told the panel that one of the respondents, Insp. Makinde Vincent took ill for the past six months, which according to him might have affected his appearance before the panel.