Two of its employees, Apata Odunayo and Ogbuji Tochukwu, who were reportedly involved in a brawl that resulted in the death of Abel Isah, a cadet in the Sokoto Zonal Command of the anti-graft commission, have been detained, according to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
According to reports, the accused were brought before a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Sokoto for culpable homicide and criminal conspiracy.
The anti-graft organization also reported that the commission had suspended the accused and turned them over to the Nigeria Police Force.
Wilson Uwujaren, the EFCC’s spokesperson, made this announcement on Tuesday at a press conference held at the organization’s Abuja headquarters.
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ANAEDOONLINE Metro gathered that Isah was allegedly beaten to death by Odunayo and Tochukwu who were his senior colleagues, over the deceased’s refusal to sign off on incomplete exhibits seized from a fraud suspect, that was handed over to him.
At the press conference, Uwujaren said Isah died on May 7, 2023, at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, where he was receiving treatment for the injuries he sustained.
He said, “They had disagreed over procedures for the custody of items belonging to a suspect in detention, leading to a fight, a conduct which the commission frowns at.
“The two officers with whom he disagreed have been suspended by the commission and handed over to the Nigeria police for further investigation and possible prosecution.
“The latest information is that a two-count holding charge bordering on criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide has been filed against them at a Chief Magistrates’ Court, Gwiwa in Sokoto.
Both offences, Uwujaren said, were punishable under Sections 60 and 191 of the Sokoto State Penal Code Law, 2019.
In addition to the police investigation, the EFCC spokesman said the suspects will face further disciplinary measures in line with the commission’s staff regulations.
He quoted the commission’s chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, as sending condolences to the bereaved family.
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