Killing Of Policemen: Security Experts Urge Systematic, Impartial Investigation Of Army - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 12, 2019
Some security experts have called for a thoroughand unbiased investigation into the recent   killing of threepolice officers in Taraba by men of the Nigerian Army.
The three detectives in the Inspector-General ofPolice Response Team and one civilian were  killed by army personnel inIbi, Taraba, after they allegedly arrested one Alhaji Hamisu indicted in aseries of high profile kidnap incidents in the state.
The Army said that the killing was in error,adding that its men mistook the detectives for kidnappers.
The Police, however, claimed that Army knew that thedeceased were police detectives and shot them at close range. During thekilling of the officers and civilian, the suspected kidnapperallegedly escaped.
The Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Police haveconsequently set up a Joint Investigation Panel headed by DIG Mike Ogbizi,in-charge of Criminal Investigation Department.