IGP Orders Removal Of Kogi Commissioner Of Police After Boys Who Implicated Melaye Escaped

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris,has ordered the immediate removal of Kogi state Commissioner of Police, CP Ali Janga.

The IGP asked the CP Esa Sunday Ogbu, Commissioner of Police, Federal Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja to immediately proceed and take over as the new Commissioner of Police of the State.

Police in a statement signed by ACP Jimoh Moshood, the Force Public Relations Officer Force headquarters today said the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim was dissatisfied with the circumstances surrounding the escape of six (6) suspects including two (2) Principal Suspects (Kabiru Seidu aka Osama and Nuhu Salisu aka Small, who indicted Senator Dino Melaye and Mohammed Audu in a case of Conspiracy and Unlawful possession of Prohibited Firearm already filed at the Federal High Court, Lokoja which came up in court today.


The IGP also ordered the transfer out of the state the Commander FSARS, the Divisional Police Officer ‘A’ Division, Lokoja and other Police officers implicated in the escape.