The Police Force Headquarters Abuja, yesterday, announced the dismissal from service of three officers attached to the Kano based praise-singer of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dauda Adamu Kahutu Rarara.
Force Public Relations Officer, Olumiyiwa Adejobi, who made the disclosure, gave the names of the affected officers to include Inspector Dahiru Shuaibu, Sergeant Abdullahi Badamasi, and Sargent Isah Damladi. He said the officers were dismissed for wasting live ammunition. The dismissed officers were captured in a video that went viral on social media firing live bullets into the air, as the singer made his way into his vehicle.
Adejobi, in a statement issued in Abuja, said: “Subsequent to complaints and findings on video evidence widely circulated on Friday, April 7, 2023, on social media of high-handedness, unprofessional conduct, and misuse of firearms against some policemen from Special Protection Unit (SPU) Base 1, Kano, and a follow-up orderly room trial of the affected policemen by the Force Provost Marshal, three officers from the SPU Base 1 Kano have been dismissed for the offences of discreditable conduct to wit misuse of firearms, abuse of power, gross indiscipline, and wastage of live ammunition.
“The trio, Inspr. Dahiru Shuaibu, Sgt. Abdullahi Badamasi, and Sgt. Isah Danladi was attached to a musician in Kano on escort duties. In the course of their duty on Friday, April 7, 2023, at Kahutu Village, Katsina State, the officers repeatedly fired shots from their official firearms into the air despite police policy against firing in the air, standard operating procedure and relevant Force orders; and disregarding the possible risk to the crowd at the location, which included children. “The act was not only criminal and unprofessional, but also embarrassing to the Force and the nation at large. The Nigeria Police Force, hereby, warms all officers to ensure they carry out their duties in line with the extant laws, to avoid running foul of its provisions and attracting attendant sanctions. Supervising officers have also been tasked to ensure continuous and detailed lectures of their men, to ensure they are well acquainted with all necessary standard operating procedures.