Police chiefs charged…with murder of Boko Haram leaders – Daily Trust

Two assistant police commissioners and a number of other policemen are standing trial in Abuja over the extrajudicial killing of Boko Haram leaders during the Maiduguri crisis in July 2009, sources at the Force Headquarters told Daily Trust.

Assistant commissioners Mr. David Abang and Mr. Akira were charged with illegal killing of sect leader Mohammed Yusuf, his father-in-law Baa Fugu Mohammed and alleged financier Buji Foi, who were killed by policemen after being captured alive in the wake of the crisis nearly two years ago

Police authorities initially claimed that they were either killed in combat or as they attempted to escape, but video clips later emerged showing that the men were executed after capture. This forced authorities to arrest 17 policemen, but no official information has been released since then on what happened to them.

vladimiros:

and Northern Nigerians wonder why many southerners hate them each day

this is clear case of Boko Haram having connections @ aso rock

these same idiots that funded the killing of corpers when GEJ was elected sad

Abu-Maryam:



Fear of Boko Haram is a beginning of

keeeem:

Is it really worth it to continue staying in this country? Are we cursed or what exactly is the problem with us?

Why is is that we leave leprosy to fight excema. We don't even have leaders. Why is it that we always like to shroud everything in secrecy. It is only in Nigeria that policemen commit criminal acts and they are covered by 'powers from above'. In any sane society, judging from the way the guy was killed, people would have been put on the spot. Initially we were told the guy was killed and was not captured alive. We all believed it until a newspaper raised it that he was arrested alive and even interviewed. At that spot, those guys involved will have been arrested and tried immediately but in Nigeria the powers that be prevented that.

So it took a bomb blast to wake government up to its responsibility. This is a very crazy thing.

Men we don't have leaders at all. How did things get so bad in this country. Well God dey sha. Those who have made peaceful change impossible are making a violent one inevitable. Time will tell

teskyg:

This is a ridiculous Country.Why should they face trial for the killing of a foolish man who also sent many police officers and citizens to their earlier Grave?Many of those families who lost their breadwinners are currently suffering for his insensitivity.The guy deserve to die to serve as deterrents to others.Those police officers deserve medals for getting rid of the society of him.He does not belong here.

The problem of Boko Haram has long been there. The Former Governor of Borno State,Sheriff also have a case to answer.The body Language from the Muslims in this country suggested that they are in support of Boko Haram.None of their so called Northern leaders have called them to order.Where is Ciroma and his group?I am sure the Illiterates northerners are still not aware of the full impact of what this will generate to if Christians and the South decide to hit back.They are laughing behind the scene and cheering.Let see who will laugh last.

sheriffman:

Y now they don't want BH to snuff them out and they want to use this to placate them.What of all the extrajudicial killings of innocents over bribes and 20 naira?But now that it concerns them directly they want to react albeit too late.

That aside I have strong reasons to believe that the former guv Ali Modu is also culpable cos My brother who lives in Maiduguri told me that when Yusuf was arrested the commissioner then did inform the guv of the arrest and the guv drove to the station himself without any escort or siren or paraphernalia of office.He stepped down and slapped Yusuf twice shouting at the top of his voice Ya ka yi man haka,ai ba haka ni da kai mu yi alkawari meaning Y did u do this to me this wasnt our agreement etc.He then asked for the guys laptop which was presented he smashed it there removed the HDD and asked the guy to be shot.