BREAKING: NSCDC Operative Dies In Nigerian Police Custody ‘Over Torture’
Jabila Kammangar, an operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has died in police custody of the Rivers State Police Command.
Kammangar’s death is coming a few days after he was arrested and paraded by the Rivers State Police Command for alleged armed robbery, hijacking of food trucks and diverting them to other locations.
The spokesperson for the Command, Grace Iringe-Koko had stated that the deceased and four soldiers identified as West Isaac, Abdul Musa, Mgbe Geoffrey, Innocent Okwoli were arrested on May 25, 2024, following a tip-off from a reliable source.
“The police promptly mobilised to the scene and arrested five suspects who had been severely beaten by a mob. The wounded suspects were taken to the police hospital as investigations began. During the investigation, it was discovered that one of the suspects, West Isaac (08NA/61/2653), was a corporal in the Nigerian Army serving in Delta State,” she had said.
“Another suspect, Jabila Kammangar, also known as ‘Kaka,’ was an officer of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps serving in Kabba, Kogi State. They confessed to abandoning their posts to engage in criminal activities in Rivers State due to its lucrativeness.”
While in detention, the police allegedly denied him access to relatives until his death last week, a source said.
Another source added that the NSCDC operative died in the cell as a result of torture.
“He was really beaten by the policemen, tortured and forced to confess to the crime,” the source added.
However, multiple calls put across to the Rivers State command spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko were not picked nor returned.
Text message also sent to her line were not replied as at the time of this report.
