Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Abba Kyari, three Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASP) Phillip Rieninwa, Sunny Ubua and Emmanuel Ali and two police inspectors, Idowu Haruna and Egunjobi Segun have been accused of extortion and sexual assault by alleged kidnap kingpin Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, a.k.a. Evans.
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Evans alleged that the above officers, who are in the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Intelligence Response Team, forcibly obtained his cash in local, and foreign currency, phones, wrist watches, jewellery, television and sexually abused his girlfriend, Amaka Offor.
The allegation of the alleged notorious kidnapper was contained in a petition written on his behalf by his counsel, Mr. Olukoya Ogungbeje, and dated October 13, 2017.
Captioned, “The Evans case and saga: Brazen extortion, corruption, gross misconduct, sexual molestation, and human rights violation against the IGP Intelligence Response Team police officer and policemen,”, it was addressed to the Chairman of the Police Service Commission and copied to the National Assembly, the Inspector General of Police, the National Human Rights Commission, and Amnesty International.
In it, Evans claimed that the policemen “forcefully and corruptly extorted” N50m, and $10,000 from him, and N5m from his wife.
He also accused the police of taking away from his apartment, his 85-inch Samsung television set, worth N6.5m, Brigade wrist watch, valued at $117; a $70,000 pendant cross; a necklace of $25,000; a Virtu phone, worth $30,000; a Virtu Signature phone, valued at $17,000; and five pieces of Saphono Ruccu diamond rings worth $100,000, among others.
The petition reads in part, “It is very unfortunate that the above-named police officers and policemen could be involved in such gross misconduct and indiscipline in taking advantage of a criminal suspect in their custody to perpetrate high-level extortion, corruption, gross misconduct, indiscipline and sexual molestation.
“Sir, you would agree with us that these allegations are too weighty to be ignored by any right-thinking Nigerian. There is no gainsaying the fact that it calls for prompt investigation, inquiry and appropriate sanctions. We are using this medium as our own way of galvanising institutional sanity, cleansing and reform in the Nigeria Police Force as an institution.
“At this juncture, we do not intend to jump the gun or draw conclusions on these high-wire allegations against the above-mentioned police officers and policemen by our client. We are only calling for prompt investigation or inquiry on all the police officers and policemen involved in this whole saga.
“From the foregoing, we urge you, sir, to constitute a special investigation and enquiry panel to investigate this monumental extortion, corruption, gross misconduct, indiscipline, sexual abuse and Human rights violation against all the police officers and policemen of the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team.
“We also demand that you use the auspices of the Police Service Commission as an oversight agency of the Nigeria Police Force to invoke appropriate sanctions including dismissal against the culpable police officers and policemen.”
Responding to Evans’ claim, the police acknowledged that certain items were taken from him as exhibits. The force was, however, silent on the issue of sexual assault levelled against his men.
