Inspector Dies As EFCC Officials Fight Over Seized Assets In Sokoto

An official of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abel Isah Dickson, an Inspector, is dead.

 Team@orientactualmags.com learned he died while co-EFCC agents and himself were fighting over seized assets in Sokoto.

The assets in question which were seized from a suspect whose identity was not disclosed include medications and cash.

 An Assistant Superintendent of EFCC, Apata Oluwaseun Odunayo and an Inspector, Ogbuji Titu Tochukwu,  who were accused of beating Abel to death, have since been arraigned for culpable homicide in Sokoto. 

 Chairman of the commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa,  has  also said he will leave no stone unturned in ensuring that the erring officers are brought to justice.

  Head of Media and Publicity of EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, who confirmed the incident during the press conference he presided over  in Abuja, said the affected officers have also been suspended. 

‘We have invited you this morning to brief you about an unfortunate incident that happened at our Sokoto Zonal Command, which is suspected to have led to the death of one of our young officers,  an Inspector of the EFCC, Abel Isah Dickson. 

The officer passed away on May 7, 2023, at the Usmanu DanFodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto where he was receiving treatment for injuries he sustained, two days earlier, in a scuffle with two other staff: Assistant Superintendent of EFCC, Apata Oluwaseun Odunayo and Inspector of EFCC, Ogbuji Titu Tochukwu.

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’ he said-Team@orientactualmags.com
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