IGP Orders Comprehensive Investigation into Killing of Kwara Polytechnic Student, Detains Officers Involved
According to the news report from Voice of Nigeria, Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has directed the Homicide section of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) in Abuja to conduct a detailed and comprehensive investigation into the alleged killing of Qoyum Abdulyekeen Ishola, a student of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, on September 4, 2024.
In a statement issued on Monday by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, it was revealed that the officers involved in the incident—Inspector Abiodun Kayode, Inspector James Emmanuel, and Sergeant Oni Philip—have been identified and detained for investigation. The officers are attached to the Department of Operations, Kwara State Command.
Adejobi said the Inspector-General of Police “is deeply saddened” by the unfortunate event that led to the loss of a young Nigerian.
“The IGP expresses his deepest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of the deceased. He acknowledges the profound grief and loss caused by this unfortunate act and reassures the family and members of the public that Justice will be served,” the statement read in part.
Abdulyekeen, a National Diploma 2 student of Electrical/Electronics Engineering at the institution, was allegedly killed by the police in a mysterious circumstance in the Fate Area of Ilorin, the state capital.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Ahmed EndSARS Yakubu Shaaba Omoniyi Ayinla Vasolar Consortium Tuesday Assayomo COVID-19 Palliatives Muazam Nayaya Leke Ogungbe AbdulGafar Tosho Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone S.O. Opowoye Wasiu Odewale New Naira Notes M.Y. Abdulrahaman General Hospital Fatai Olodo Universal Basic Education Commission Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede Amuda Aluko Ibrahim Sulu Gambari Babajide Ajayi Sobi FM Ilorin General Hospital NAWOJ Funmilayo Zubair Adebara Aliyu Sabi Farouk Salim Taofik Abiodun Ahmed Ijagbo Yahya Mohammed Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed 3MTT Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu Gbenga Olawepo Abdullahi AbdulMajeed Afonja Dankaka Oke-Kura Oke-Ogun Abubakar Usman Jos Muftau Akanbi Oke SWAN Jumoke Gafar A.O. Belgore Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency Babatunde Idiagbon Alfa Modibo Belgore Ijakadi Mufti Of Ilorin Elerin Of Adanla Irese Bisi Oyeleke Atiku AbdulRazaq Jiddah Oyedepo Monkey Pox Lanre Badmus Gani Saadu Abdulrasheed Lafia Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants Ltd Folashade Omoniyi Mahmud Durosinlohun Atiku Alloy Chukwuemeka Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission The Herald National Information Technology Development Agency Oke-Ode Paul Odama Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf Maigida Haruna Tambiri Mohammed Olaoye B. Felix Ayinde Oki Afonja Descendants Union Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji

