Why EFCC Officials K-illed Their Junior Colleague In Sokoto | READ FULL DETAILS

The suspects were charged with criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide at a Chief Magistrate Court, Gwiwa in Sokoto and have also been suspended and handed over to the police for further investigation according to the Commission.

Isah was allegedly beaten to death by Odunayo and Tochukwu, for refusing to sign off on incomplete exhibits seized from a fraud suspect that was handed over to him.

He was said to have refused to impend his signature because some items were missing from the exhibits which provoked the suspects to beat him up and he was hospitalised.

Isah on May 7, 2023, unfortunately died in the hospital where he was receiving treatment for injuries his senior colleagues caused him.

Addressing journalists at the Commission's headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, the spokesperson for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, said;

"Gentlemen of the press, 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.

"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 Odunayo, and Inspector of EFCC, Ogbuji 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.

"The two officers with whom he had a disagreement have been suspended by the commission and handed over to the Nigeria police for further investigation and possible prosecution.

"The latest information is that a two-count holding charge bordering on criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide has been filed against them at a Chief Magistrate Court, Gwiwa in Sokoto. Both offences are punishable under Sections 60 and 191 of the Sokoto State Penal Code Law, 2019."

"The Executive Chairman, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, is saddened by the incident and has extended his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family. He has, in addition, assured that the commission will leave no stone unturned in ensuring that those implicated in the death of the officer are brought to justice.

"He equally warned staff of the commission to ensure that their conduct at all times is moderated by the established code of behaviour as no act of indiscipline would be tolerated.

"Meanwhile, the remains of the late officer were interred on Saturday, May 13, 2023, in Jos, Plateau state".