The Nigeria Police High Command has condemned the media report
that charges filed by the Nigeria Police at the Federal High Court Abuja, were
struck out for lack of diligent prosecution in respect of the suspected
terrorist AMINU SADIQ OGWUCHE.
In a press release signed by the Force Public Relations Officer,
Ag. CP. Emmanuel Ojukwu, said that “the Department of State Security (DSS) only
made a request to the Nigeria Police to assist in extraditing one Aminu Sadiq
Ogwuche to Nigeria from Sudan, through the Interpol channel of which the
Nigeria Police is well versed.”
“It would be recalled that the Department of State Security
(DSS), that had intelligence on the Nyanya Bombing and was investigating it,
made a formal request to the Nigeria Police to assist in extraditing one Aminu
Sadiq Ogwuche to Nigeria from Sudan, through the Interpol channel of which the
Nigeria Police is well versed.”
“It was at this stage and for this reason that the Nigeria Police
Force filed charges against the suspected fugitive Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche, based
on information that he fled to Sudan.”
“The filing of
charges against the suspect is a legal procedure to enable the Nigeria Police
formally request the Sudanese authorities to grant Nigeria’s extradition
request in respect of the suspected fugitive.”
"For the records, copy of
filed charge(s) against a fugitive must be appended to documents in support of
extradition request made to the host country, which in this case, is Sudan."
“These facts were made known to the court when it insisted on the
production of the accused even before his extradition to Nigeria.”
“Following Ogwuche’s extradition which the Nigeria Police
accomplished successfully, the DSS, obtained a Court Order to remand the
suspect for an initial period of three months in line with the Prevention of
Terrorism Act and also liaised with the Office of the Attorney-General of the
Federation to undertake his prosecution.”
“For the record, at
no time did the Nigeria Police arraign the suspect in court for terrorism
related offences. Moreover, the purported prosecution/arraignment by the Police
could not have happened as the Police could not prosecute a suspect it never
arrested, never investigated nor had in its custody”.
“It is therefore grossly erroneous, mischievous and malicious to
impute lack of diligent prosecution to the Police.”
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