Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Re-Retirement Of Former IGP Abubakar Hafiz Ringim & Six Others: More Presidential Actions Including Arrest & Prosecution Of IGP Ringim & CP Zakari Biu Are Still Required
By Emeka Umeagbalasi
1. Recall Your Excellency our letter to you dated 18th day of January 2012, referenced: Intersoc/Sec/001/012/Presd/Villa/ABJ and captioned: “Boko-Haram” Terror: The Chilling Killing Of 510 Igbo Christians Out Of The 714 “Boko-Haram” Related Deaths In 12 Months (January 2011- January 2012) Amounts To Systematic Ethnic Cleansing & Crimes Against Humanity.
2. In the “demands” segment of the letter, we had among others, called on Your Excellency to overhaul the top command structure of the Nigeria Police Force vide a presidential directive to the Chairman of the Police Service Commission and the Minister of Police Affairs, in line with relevant statutory provisions. The top command structure we meant is those from the ranks of Commissioners of Police to Deputy Inspectors General of Police as well as the Inspector General of Police, whom Your Excellency is constitutionally empowered to remove, retire, promote and appoint in consultation with the Nigeria Police Council, chaired by Your Excellency.
3. Our reasons for these clarion calls, which have been on since July 2011, are elementarily clear and anchored on three grounds: professionalism, corruption and geopolitical lopsidedness. In the area of professionalism, the “old brigade” culture in the Force, which has kept it away from modern policing or electronic policing, anchored on intelligence-driven policing can only be addressed frontally if the Force’s “old brigades” are phased out. In the area of corruption particularly roadblock extortion and administrative corruption, a total purge in the top command structure is direly needed so as to curb the menace, because every indication points to the fact that such criminal practices are command-driven. In the area of geopolitical lopsidedness, the purge is needed to ensure geopolitical and ethno-religious fairness, in compliance with Section 14(3) of the Constitution of Nigeria 1999 as amended.
4. Having reviewed Your Excellency’s recent directive which led to the retirement of the former IGP and six DIGs, it is our considered opinion that Your Excellency has only addressed one out of many popular demands, that is to say the retirement of IGP Abubakar Ringim and six DIGs including two Igbo Christians (Ivy Okoronkwo & Azubuko Udah) and five Northern Muslims (IGP Ringim, DIGs Audu Abubakar, Sauduana Abubakar, Saleh Abubakar and Mohamed A. Yesuf). The composition above stated is utterly lopsided and at variance with Section 14(3) of the Constitution of Nigeria 1999 as amended. Also, the composition of about 22 serving AIGs in the Force is utterly lopsided. For instance, there are 12 Northern Muslim AIGs excluding “Acting” IGP Mohammed Diko Abubakar and they are: AIGs Jingi Misau Mohammed, Muazu Idris Hadejia, Suleiman Dauda Fakai, Mohammed H. Zarewa, Ibrahim P. Machi, Abubakar Mohammed, Ibrahim B. Ahmed, Saidu Daya, Bukar Maina, Danlami Yar’ Adua, Atiku Yufus Kafur and Mohammed M. Abbass. There are only four Igbo Christian AIGs and they are AIGs Donald Onyinye Iroham, Johnson Uzuegbunam, Aloysius Okorie and Madueke Dax Uzu. The three serving Yoruba AIGs, two Christians and one Muslim, are AIGs Christopher Ademola, John Obalowu Moronike and Shehu Babalola. And the three remaining AIGs are Stephen Dienye Hart, Felix Ogbaudu and Charles Cole. They are probably from the South-south geopolitical zone. Embarrassingly Your Excellency, out of the 22 known serving AIGs, none is a woman. This is despite the fact that women joined the Force as far back as 1955.
5. It is our further information Your Excellency that out of 37 serving State Commissioners of Police and that of the FCT, 21 of the are Northern Muslims. Their names are CPs Bala A. Hassan, Sani Magaji, Muktari Ibrahim, Mohammed A. Indabawa, Aliyu Musa, Ibrahim Mohammed, Mohammed J. Abubakar, Ibrahim Chafe Mamman, Dan’ Azumi J. Doma, Ibrahim M. Maishanu, Saliu Argungu Hashimu, Ballah M. Nasarawa, Tambari Y. Mohammed, Sabo Ringim Ibrahim, Umar Dalhatu, A.J. Abasanja, P.Y. Gana, Yakubu A. Alkali, Musa A. Daura, Suleiman A. Abba and Abdulrahaman Akano. There are only three Igbo Christian State CPs and they are Aduba Ikechukwu, Felix Osita and C. Amajor Onu (Mrs.?). Also, there are eight Yoruba Christian/Muslim CPs and they are Adenrele T. Shinaba, Emmanuel O. Ayeni, David O.Omojola, Olayinka B. Balogun, Solomom E. Olusegun, Adisa Baba Bolanta, Adeola Adeneke Adeniji and F.A Shitu. The remaining four serving State CPs are spread between the South-south and the North-central (old Middle-belt) geopolitical zones. They are CPs Samson Wudah, Oruebebe Gandhi Ebikeme, Wilfred Obute and Haruna John (source: Nigeria Police Watch January 2012). Again, Your Excellency, the composition foregoing is grossly lopsided and it violates Section 14(3) of the Constitution. We also discovered that out of the remaining CPs and DCPs serving in the NPF, they are not geo-politically and ethno-religiously represented as directed by Section 14(3) of the Constitution.
6. As Nigerians wait for the way and manner the retired DIGs are going to be replaced, we, again, advise that issues of geopolitical, ethno-religious and gender balancing should form the bedrock of the expected promotions, retirements and appointments in the top command structure of the NPF. Some, if not many of the serving CPs and AIGs are unfit for their present top positions as a result of their abysmal performances in their present and previous positions and postings. It is our insistence that total purge in the top command structure of the NPF is the beginning of the structural and administrative recreation of the Force.
7. The committee set up Your Excellency to “turnaround” the NPF may be a noble idea, but for it to be headed by Chief Parry Osayande is like sacking IGP Abubakar Hafiz Ringim and asking him to head a committee meant to turnaround the same rotten NPF under him. The reconstitution of the Police Service Commission and sack of its Chairman, Retired DIG Parry Osayande is overdue. This is because the present leadership of the PSC is a total failure. It is entirely correct to say that its inaction, incompetence and complicity are substantially responsible for the rot in the Force particularly the utter impunity with which the Force personnel carry out sundry graft activities particularly the roadblock extortion. We strongly advise that Your Excellency should reconstitute the Nigeria Police Service Commission. Section 153(m), Article 29 of the Part I of the Third Schedule to the Constitution and the Police Service Commission Establishment Act of 2001 expressly crowned the PSC as a “civil body policing the Nigeria Police Force”, but today, it is the Nigeria Police Force policing and militarizing the Police Service Commission.
8. The retirement of IGP Abubakar Hafiz Ringim and the “suspension” of CP Zakari Biu, some say “Biu the torturer”, based on their ignoble roles in the escape of Mr. Kabiru Umar are not good enough in the eyes of Nigerians and the Nigeria’s criminal law. They ought to have been treated as “accessories after the fact”. We advise that they should be arrested and charged to court accordingly. CP Zakari Biu should also be dismissed from the NPF forthwith.
9. We also wish to draw the attention of Your Excellency to a seeming grave presidential error with respect to the appointment of AIG Mohammed Diko Abubakar, 53, from Gusau in Zamfara State, North-west Nigeria as the “acting Inspector General of Police”. It is confirmed that he was gravely indicted by the Honourable Justice Niki Tobi (JSC)’s Panel of Enquiry (2002) over his reported despicable roles in the September 2001 Jos sectarian killings when he was Commissioner of Police in-charge of Plateau State Command between 16th day of July 2000 and 16th day of November 2001. Media and human rights groups’ accounts put the death toll in the September 2001 massacre to over 1000. CP Mohammed Diko Abubakar (as he then was) was accused (and still is accused) by witnesses and other interested parties including the Christian community in the North of being an ”Islamic fundamentalist”. The allegations against him were found meritorious by the Niki Tobi’s Panel of Enquiry set up by the Federal Government and he was reportedly recommended for retirement or dismissal from the NPF. We advise strongly that Your Excellency should check Your Excellency’s records properly and if they are in line with those Nigerians have, then Your Excellency should not only apologize to Nigerians for appointing “a felonious candidate” as the country’s “acting IGP”, but also ensure that he is removed, retired and prosecuted or handed over to the International Criminal Court at the Hague, to be prosecuted for “crimes against humanity”. Other culprits in the killings whether Christians or Muslims should also be fished out and sent to the ICC for prosecution.
10. It is our further request that other demands contained in our letter to Your Excellency dated 18th day of January 2012 including the need to mass-retire all CPs and AIGs who have attained 50years and above to pave way for young senior officers mastery in electronic policing and modern intelligence, should be proactively addressed.
Yours Faithfully,
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His Excellency
Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan
President & Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Thro
1. Retired Navy Captain Caleb Olubolade, Minister of Police Affairs
Federal Ministry of Police Affairs
Federal Secretariat Complex
FCT, Abuja
2. Retired General Andrew Azazi, National Security Adviser
The NSA Office, State House
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igbos
Submitted by Sasha (not verified) on February 24, 2012 - 09:35.
I've recently taken one of those online criminal justice degrees and I read a lot about the Nigerian politic situation. I agree with your 8th statement which refers to Abubakar Hafiz Ringim and Zakari Biu as from the criminal point of view they've made a huge mistake and they should be punished.
Nigeria
Submitted by Rita Levy (not verified) on February 22, 2012 - 08:11.
I don't have good knowledge about politics but I do have a master in public administration and it is very easy to see that Nigeria have serious problems because of their leaders. It is one of the most dysfunctional countries and I would dare to say that this is also because of the people. It is very difficult for a leader to convince people of something while they don't have the necessary skills to understand that.
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RE- IG MD ABUBAKAR
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 6, 2012 - 14:27.
A Hausa proverb says evil is a hill which you mount your own to see that of another. Yes, it is easier for the authors to heap all thier woes on the north only to burry the activities of thier thieving elites. Go through the list of those that are either arrested or been investigated by all the antigraft agencies in the country to know who help themselves from the nation's traesury most among the ethnic group. Also those who watch the on going probe of fuel subsidy regime at the natiuonal assembly could tell the story better. It is indeed easier to heap every garbage on the doors of the north because of its people virture of humility and humbleness while the gravoious crimes against the nation perpetrated by other sections goes unnotice. However humbleness does'nt connote weakness.
BE GUIDED, INTIMIDATION WONT WORK
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 6, 2012 - 14:04.
The world is gating clever by the day. The auhors of such rubbish should burry themselvrs in shame because Nigerians thought they have by now become wiser with the futile efforts of thier compatriots like ojukwu. We in the north have since unnmasked your tacktic of divide and rule. there is nothing like muslims north or xian north. north is north and will continue to be one. rather than blaming your woes on ethnic factor better look inward to cleanse yourselves of corrupt and inept leaders who collect billions from the federation accounts only to divert them to private pockets. The on going probe at the national assembly really showed who habours the thiefs among the ethnic groups in nigeria. Why don't talk about that.
re retirement of IGP and others
Submitted by monday (not verified) on February 5, 2012 - 07:34.
The standard of education in Nigeria has indeed been eroded,one is therefore not surprised with the analytical ability of most contributors to this write-up. What is the position of those Ibos who rather than hawk drugs in the remotest parts of the north decided to join the Police Force?
If you care to know, the lopsidedness has been occasioned by the unconscionable and wrongful implementation of quota system by the numerous northerners who over the years have occupied the office of IGP
Re Retirement of IGP and others
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 3, 2012 - 19:03.
When i read through the piece i could not managed laughter! So when did it became a crime for Muslims to Join the Nigerian Police and reached a management position,when u igbos (money worshippers)infiltrated the most remotes places in the north hawking drugs and spare parts,armed robbery, kidnapping, prostitution etc etcs and now complaining!go to hell if u like go and secede from Nigeria,North will be better off without her palpable bitches call southern protectorate,look for Divorce and then settled in your land to kill each other because of farmlands
Useless Biafara xtremist
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 2, 2012 - 22:09.
May God purnish all of you since sentiment is your priority. Bunch of fools full of sentiments whose agenda is to cause tension in the country. I dont even knw why the IG wasted tym in ordering for your arrest.
Useless Biafara xtremist
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 2, 2012 - 22:05.
May God purnish all of you since sentiment is your priority. Bunch of fools full of sentiments whose agenda is to cause tension in the country. I dont even knw why the IG wasted tym in ordering for your arrest.
AGBELERO
Submitted by ibrahim saad (not verified) on February 1, 2012 - 19:31.
SO LET US WAIT FOR GEJ TO POST THE RIGHT I.G. WE HAD A NORTHERN I.G. WHO FAILED, AN IBO GENERAL (IHEJIRIKE) CAME TO RESCUE HIM WITH THE ARMY AND HE TOO FAILED. A NIGER DELTAN (EKPEYONG) DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE SSS TOOK OVER POLICE DUTIES OF INVESTIGATION, ARREST AND PROSECUTION OF CRIMINALS TO NO AVAIL. THIS IS NOT INCLUDING A NIGER DELTA SECURITY ADVISER (AZAZI)WHO HAS FAILED IN ADVISING GEJ TO SAVE LIVES AND COST BY PAYING COMPENSATION TO BOKO HARAM, REBUILDING THEIR PLACES OF WORSHIP, PROSECUTING THOSE WHO KILLED THEM EXTRA JUDICIALLY AND NEGOTIATING PEACE.
NOW GEJ HAS PAID 100 MILLION AND IS BEGGING THE BOKO HARAM TO COME TO THE TABLE AND THEY ARE DOING SHAKARA. WE WILL GET THERE (APOLOGIES, WAHALA) ONE DAY AND GEJ WILL PROSECUTE THOSE ARRESTED AND REBUILD THEIR MOSQUES. MAYBE THEN THEY WILL RESPOND.
IT IS NOT A NORTHERN OR SOUTHERN AFFAIR IT IS SIMPLY THAT THE PRESIDENT CANT GET CREDIBLE PEOPLE IF HE IS NOT CREDIBLE.
It is ridiculous how 'pots
Submitted by Netanyahu (not verified) on February 1, 2012 - 18:58.
It is ridiculous how 'pots calling kettle black' are shouting the author down simply because he is asking questions the way and manner the security agencies are set up. if all is well and ok, why are we complaining? It is the slave mentality and inferiority complex hausa/fulani induced in southerns ever since they have been in power that is the problem. All they southerns are waiting for is for one Ibo to complain, they would resort to name calling to please their hausa/fulani lords. Ibos should concern themselves with how to ward off aggression from hate tribes until Nigeria disintegrates. Go read Ahiara Declaration and you will see how stupid you have been.
awaiting Grave of ebelemi badluck!
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 1, 2012 - 12:22.
a fly that refuse caution will surely go to the grave with Nigeria corps in insha-allah!
jonathan, you are dead among the living if you cannot secede your Nigerdelta and other southern territory locked-up in an evil Britain and HausaFulani's quagmire called Nigeria.
Lucifar will continue to punish gej, obj, ibb, saad & all abubakars in northern nigeria until they shall be remember no more in-shallah!
GoWoN must be strike down by tunder in a moment from now, less the boko boys will surely divid the remains of his bastard casket.
GEF A NORTHERN APOLOGIST
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 1, 2012 - 10:03.
Is it that the President of Nigeria is a Northern Apologist.Why is that among the many brilliant officers in the Police force is Abubakar that he must appoint as an acting IG.Something is palpably wrong somewhere.Who is he afraid of.Its this lackadaisical attitude to the former Ringhim that has worsened the situation especially within the security system in Nigeria.What the president should know is that all is certainly not well with Nigeria.And it should not be in his time that the country should split.Other Nigerians are watching and if the so call Boko Haram continues other sects may be left with no option but to retaliate.But God forbid we degenerate to that level.
@Ibrahim saad
Submitted by agbelero (not verified) on February 1, 2012 - 09:33.
like u I do not care if all the aig are igbos as long as we are safe, but as u know we are not safe with these men from your ethnic group. So it is time turn things around. It is not working; BH men sacking police station and all other crimes that are preventable if we have a competent police force. Ibraheem are u safe? Please be honest
JUDE MORAY
Submitted by ibrahim saad (not verified) on February 1, 2012 - 09:04.
YOU KNOW MY POSITION ON MOST ISSUES IS AT VARIANCE WITH THE VIEWS OF THE NORTHERN ELITE, THE CONSTITUTION AND THE CURRENT RULING ELITE. I DONT CARE HOW OR BY WHOM I AM AFTER A BETTER NIGERIA. STUPID THINGS SUCH AS QUOTA AND FEDERAL CHARACTER MUST BE ABROGATED . THAT WAS AND IS MY POSITION. WE MUST UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS NO NORTHERN OR SOUTHERN OPPOSITION TO A SNC, BUT THERE IS A NIGERIAN RULING ELITE RESISTANCE TO SNC AND THEY WILL DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO STOP IT.
I AM FOR JUSTICE AND IF THE NIGER DELTA WANT 80% OF THEIR RESOURCE THEN SO BE IT BECAUSE ABOVE ALL I AM A DEMOCRAT. IF MAJORITY OF NIGERIANS WANT FEDERAL CHARACTER THEN KEEP IT. IF THOSE WHO ARE CALLING FOR SNC DONT HAVE THE NUMBERS TO EFFECT THE CHANGES THEY NEEDED IN THE CURRENT DISPOSITION THEN THEY ARE MINORITY. THOSE WHO CANT EFFECT MEANINGFUL CHANGES IN A DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM CANNOT HANDLE A SNC.
The igbos are d problem of
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 1, 2012 - 07:33.
The igbos are d problem of Nigeria, why all dis classifications?
Fools, fools, fools
Submitted by moses anyaoha (not verified) on February 1, 2012 - 04:19.
This article is a long rang justice for all. Contrary to some of your views, it does not represent any partical interest group, but fools who are paid to counter inescapable forensic quality facts of this nature will foever remain fools, fools, and fools.
Give mr president a chance
Submitted by kevino (not verified) on February 1, 2012 - 00:30.
my brothers allow mr president to apply his discretion in appointment of any one as IGP,if this one fails i believe mr president will not hesitates to reappoint another,whether an Igbo,Hausa or Youruba all are Nigerians
IGBOS AGAIN
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on January 31, 2012 - 23:35.
UPON ALL WHAT U GATE IN DIS GOVT U WERE NOT GRATIFUL AND DID NOT CONTRADIT THATSECTION SHAME ON U
@ IBRAHIM SAAD, I say, change one, change ALL.
Submitted by Jude Morah (not verified) on January 31, 2012 - 22:59.
Blame not the player but the game. For me, I hate the Nigerian game. Go back and read the write up with an open mind. The write made references to the Nigerian constitution. He did not make it up. Thus, that is the way the game is set up. By the way Ibrahim, you are from the north, what is a catchment area, quota system, are for in the Nigeria system? That is why every HONEST Nigeria is calling for a national conference.
Nigeria oil money is shared by the number of local govts., created by who the.. northern military and is all ok to you Saad. Shake head! You are a master of situation ethics. When it suites you, then baa problem. Support the call for a national conference to change the whole game as it is being played now.
Pure Sentiments
Submitted by Danhausa (not verified) on January 31, 2012 - 21:21.
Mr president,There pertition should be seen as a 'sermon on the mountain'i want to assure you that whatever position you give to them,they will remain ingrate.
NIGERIAS FUTURE IS DOOMED
Submitted by ibrahim saad (not verified) on January 31, 2012 - 20:51.
HERE ARE THE MOST EDUCATED PEOPLE IN NIGERIA AND THEY ARE SPEAKING OF APPOINTMENTS BASED NOT ON MERIT AND COMPETENCE BUT ON ZONES, RELIGION AND TRIBE. I DONT CARE IF ALL THE AIGS IN NIGERIA ARE IGBOS AS FAR AS I WILL SLEEP SOUNDLY AT HOME AND ATTEND TO MY JOB IN THE MORNING WITHOUT FEAR.
WITH THIS MINDSET AND THIS APPROACH IS ANY ONE IN DOUBT WHY JONATHAN'S ADMINISTRATION IS SHAPING UP TO BE THE WORST IN NIGERIAS HISTORY?
igbos are most" bigoted" ethnic group in nigeria.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on January 31, 2012 - 20:50.
So the writer is arguing for igbos to be placed in strategic positions even if they don't merit it, what difference to is it make to the hausa/muslims you are attempting to crucify, in your stupid assertions some of the name you erroneously ascribe to northern muslims might actually be from south/south eg edo state auchi area. Every nigerian can see that presently the levers of power is been controlled by ibos in this jonathan govt, but others are not shouting blue murder, finance,ssg,army,aviation,labour,power dep senate/reps, and many others, but other ethnic group are not complaining, you people are just greedy. Enenche Akogwu is from benue state, yet igbo leaders claimed he is igbo. Smh for you
Wannabes, go to hell
Submitted by anti corruption (not verified) on January 31, 2012 - 20:06.
Why must everything in Nigeria be clouded by tribe and religion?
Please you guys should go and hang.
In UK, we have Nigerian MPs, Councillors, Mayors and nobody calls for their sack because of their ethnicity.
Let us move forward by giving credit to those who deserve it instead of always linking everything to religion, region and tribe.
This is the 21st century, the world is a village, please move forward with the world or go and die in your village with your tribal sentiments.
Look at where religious and tribal bigotry got us today. Incompetent people ruling because of their religion and ethnicity.
