Killing Of Police: Buhari Orders Army Hq To Investigate Incident - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 8, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari hasdirected the Defence Headquarters to commence immediate investigation ofincident involving the troops of 93 Battalion, Takum, Taraba, which resulted tothe death of three police officers and a civilian.
The Chief of Air Staff, Air MarshalSadique Abubakar, disclosed this when he briefed State House correspondents atthe end of the meeting of the National Security Council, presided by PresidentBuhari at the State House, Abuja.
The Army and Police authorities hadon Wednesday constituted a Joint Investigation Panel to investigate theincident.
Acting Director of Army PublicRelations, Colonel Sagir Musa, in a statement on Wednesday, said the panelwould be headed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of CriminalInvestigation Department, DIG Mike Ogbizi.
Musa said that the panel wouldjointly investigate and report on the true circumstances surrounding theunfortunate incidence in order to avert future occurrences.