Outgoing Kano CP Drops Bombshell, Reveals Biggest Challenge in Service
- The release of criminals is a difficult task for the outgoing Kano State Commissioner of Police, Sama’ila Shuaibu Dikko
- In a recent interview, Dikko maintained that serving in Kano state was challenging for him because of the release of criminals after arrest and court proceedings
- Meanwhile, the commissioner will retire from service on Wednesday, July 26 as he clocked age 60
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The outgoing Kano State Commissioner of Police, Sama’ila Shuaibu Dikko has revealed his biggest challenge in service.
According to Daily Trust, Dikko's biggest challenge while serving in the state was how criminals were arbitrarily granted bail after they were arrested and charged to court by the command.
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Sama’ila Shuaibu Dikko shares powerful details
The commissioner made this disclosure in Kano on Monday, July 25, during a ceremony to mark his retirement in the command’s headquarters, Bompai.
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Dikko's retirement
The CP will retire from the service on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 after reaching 60 years of age.
He was posted to Kano on February 19, 2021, and served for a period of 17 months as the 42nd Commissioner of Police in the state.
Legit.ng gathered that there had been a series of complaints in the state after the state governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, granted pardon to some inmates out of which some were accused to be terrorizing residents of the state.
Dikko's farewell address
However, in his farewell address, the Commissioner said it is worrying that a criminal will be released to go free after committing a crime, calling on the state government and the judicial system to do the needful in addressing the challenge.
While bidding farewell to the officers of the command, Dikko urged them to be law-abiding and always adhere to the ethics of the job wherever they found themselves, praying for them to end their service to the country in peace and happiness.
Kano governor pardons 90 inmates
Recall that Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, in May 2022, set free 90 inmates of the Central Prison in Kano metropolis, after he paid their fines.
Ganduje announced the release of the inmates during a visit to the prison in Kano, PM News reported.
President Buhari appoints acting FRSC corps marshal, Dauda Biu
In another development, The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has gotten a new acting Corps Marshal following the retirement of Mr Boboye Oyeyemi.
President Muhammadu Buhari recently appointed Mr Dauda Biu as the acting Corps Marshal of the FRSC.
Biu’s appointment was announced on Monday, July 25 by his predecessor, Mr Oyeyemi at the FRSC headquarters in Abuja.
Hoodlums gun down senior police officer in Ondo
Meanwhile, the Ondo state command of the Nigeria police force has lost a senior officer to a gunshot by hoodlums in the state.
It was reported that the officer, who is an inspector, Temenu Boluwaji, was killed in an attack on the Okuta Elerinla Division in Akure, the state capital, in the early hour of Monday, July 25.
This was confirmed by the Ondo Police Public Relations Officer, Odunlami Funmilayo.
Source: Legit.ng
