The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the arrest and prosecution of Professor Zainab Duke Abiola and everyone else involved in the assault of a female police Officer, Inspector Teju Moses.
Moses was allegedly assaulted and wounded by her principal who is a Legal practitioner and human rights activist, Prof. Abiola and her domestic staff comprising the house maid, one Rebecca Enechido and a male suspect currently at large.
A statement from force headquarters in Abuja said the IGP condemned the action of the professor and directed the investigating team to track down the fleeing suspect in the case.
The statement reads in part:
“Zainab Duke, an Mbaise-born activist, grievously assaulted her orderly in the company of some accomplices on Tuesday 20th September, 2022 at her residence in Garki, Abuja, due to the refusal of the orderly to breach professional ethics by carrying out menial and domestic chores at her house.
“The IGP has directed the express prosecution of the arrested suspects who are currently in Police custody, as the preliminary investigation shows overwhelming evidence of culpability on the part of the Professor and her domestic staff. The IGP has equally tasked the investigative team to ensure that the fleeing suspect is arrested and made to face the wrath of the law.
“It is pertinent to clarify that the suspect, Prof. Zainab, who name-drops the IGP, his family members, and other officers in the top hierarchy of the Force has no acquaintance with the police in any form as erroneously peddled on social media.
The Inspector-General of Police who similarly ordered the withdrawal of all Police personnel attached to the Professor, expressed consternation at the fact that an individual who claims to be an advocate for Human Rights could stoop so low as to violate the rights of another individual, a police officer tasked with ensuring her protection.
