The Police Service Commission (PSC) yesterday said it reinstated DCP Danjuma Ibrahim into the Police Force because he was acquitted and discharged by a court of law.
The spokesman of the Commission, Ikechukwu Ani in a statement clarified that DCP Danjuma Ibrahim formerly in charge of operations at the Federal Capital Territory Command was alleged to have conspired with other officers to cause the death of some suspects arrested by the Police attached to the Garki Police Division on 8th June, 2005.
He said due to this allegation, he was suspended from duty via an approval by the Commission in a letter Ref: PSC/C/48/T/6 dated 18th/06/2005 and a Commission of Inquiry was set up to investigate the incident.
He was subsequently charged to court alongside Othaman Abdulsalam, Nicholas Zakaria, Baba Emmanuel, Ezekiel Acheneje and Sadiq Salami as co-defendants for felony.
Ani added that the trial lasted for 12 years, from 2005 to 2017 after which the trial Judge found DCP Danjuma who was the 1st accused in the matter, not guilty and accordingly discharged and acquitted him while Baba Emmanuel and Ezekiel Acheneje were sentenced to death.
He said, “After the judgment, DCP Danjuma appealed to the Commission, requesting for his reinstatement, restoration, payment of arrears of salary, benefits and other entitlements in line with the judgment of the High Court of Federal Capital Territory Abuja delivered on 9th March, 2017.
“The Commission wishes to state that in line with its commitment to obey Court judgments and guided by the Public Service Rules, it approved the recall to duty and reinstatement of DCP Danjuma at its last Plenary Meeting.”
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