Policemen in Abia State have called on the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to redeploy the Aba Area Commander, ACP Kabiru Ibrahim over alleged negligence on his official duties in the Command.
Policemen under the umbrella of Concerned Police Officers (CPO) in Aba,blamed ACP Ibrahim for the killing of two policemen, burning of police stations andproperties during the EndSARS protests in Aba.
They alleged that due to the Area Commander’s negligence, Police Divisionsin the city were taken unawares by the protesters as Ibrahim failed to gather intelligence on time and mobilize police heads in the city.
They further stated that since after the protest, the Area Commander has failed to address policemen who lost their cars and other personal effects.
In their words; “The Area Commander, Kabiru Ibrahim failed to coordinate policemen under his control, and that on the day of the protest; he could not inform Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) of the protest on time. Before the protest, he ought to have organized a show of force exercise with sister security agencies to warn the hoodlums of the readiness of the Police to secure the city.
“If the Area Commander had informed the DPOs of the protest on time, the DPOs could have ensured that the huge human and materials losses the police incurred in the city could have been highly reduced.
“The DPO of Ndiegoro Division, like many DPOs in the city, didn’t know about the protest. The DPO heard some noise in front of the police station and came out to find out what was happening, before you knew it, the protesters went after him, he had to run for about one kilometre on foot, removing his uniform as he did that before some policemen saved him. He could have been killed like the other policemen.”
“The Area Commander has not cared to address the policemen who lost their cars and other properties during the protest, at least give them hope that they would be compensated. He should have done this to boost the morale of the officers. ACP Kabiru Ibrahim is not qualified to serve as Area Commander in a town in the status of Aba. He doesn’t relate or interact with people. He hardly addresses Policemen. All his DPOs are complaining about his style of policing. We urge the IGP to redeploy him and get an urbane police officer to secure Aba. Otherwise, criminals would soon take over Aba.”
Reacting to the allegations, the Area Commander dismissed them as coming from few disgruntled officers who were not in Aba during the protest.
“It was through my personal efforts that made low the casualty figure as it concerns the police.I also personally ensured the slain policemen were deposited in the morgue,” he said.