The Nigeria Police Force has declared a senator, Isah Misau, as a deserter
from the force.
The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that the Chairman, Senate
Committee on Navy, Mr. Misau, had in an interview granted to a newspaper
published on August 10, alleged that police officers pay bribe for special
promotion.
The lawmaker had also accused the Inspector-General of Police of
embezzling N10 billion monthly Internally Generated Revenue and taking
bribe to post Commissioners of Police to State Commands.
The Force spokesperson, Jimoh Moshood, who disclosed this while briefing
journalists in Abuja on Sunday, said Mr. Misau deserted the force on
September 24, 2010.
“The Nigeria Police Force hereby declares DSP Mohammed Isah Hamman (Sen.
Isah Hamman Misau) a deserter from the Nigeria Police Force.
“The Force will definitely take appropriate action in this circumstance as
it has to do with a deserter under the Police Act and Regulations,” Mr.
Moshood said.
He said that Mr. Misau deserted the force when he was redeployed to Niger
Command where he refused to report for duty.
He said that under the Act, the Criminal Code and Penal Code treat a
deserter as a suspected criminal under the law.
“All other security agencies in the country are equally implored to assist
the Nigeria Police Force in this regard,” he said.
He said that the retirement letter Mr. Misau presented to journalists
recently was forged and dubiously obtained.
The Force spokesman said that Mr. Misau perpetuated an act of
impersonation by acknowledging the receipt of the suspected forged
retirement letter, as a Deputy Commissioner of police instead of his
actual rank of DSP.
Mr. Moshood added that the letter dated March 5, 2014, four years after
Misau with AP No. 57300 deserted the force was being investigated by the
force.
“AP No. 57300 DSP Mohammed Isah Hamman is still a police officer and not
regarded as a Senator by the Nigeria Police Force.
“The retirement letter he is parading is a suspected forged document under
investigation.
“It is on record for the public and the media to verify that, as AP No.
57300 DSP Mohammed Isa Hamman was being wanted as a deserter, he contested
and lost the Bauchi Central Senatorial seat in 2011 under the then Action
Congress of Nigeria.
“This is a clear element and criminal liability of fraud and
impersonation, because under the law you cannot be a police officer and
still stand for election,” he said.
The spokesman advised members of the public to disregard all the
allegations against the I-G and the Force by Mr. Misau.
He said that considering all the above, the Force was compelled to seek
the prompt consideration of the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges
to prevail on him to return to the Force.
Efforts to get the reaction of Mr. Misau proved abortive as calls and SMS
to his cell phone were not responded to.