Senate issues another warning to police IG over failure to appear before probe committee

macfranc007 November 02, 2017 Nigeria News today & Breaking news ▷ Read Nigerian newspapers 24/7 Aanu Adegun

- Senate has given Idris Ibrahim, Nigeria's police IG to appear before its committee

- The Senate says the police boss must appear before its committee unfailing on Tuesday, November 7

- Bukola Saraki, the senate president says that he expects that the IG of police to know the law by virtue of his office and adhere to it by appearing before the committee

The Nigerian senate has issued another warning to police IG over failure to appear before probe committee.

The senate also issued an ultimatum to the police boss to appear before its committee unfailing on Tuesday, November 7.

The senate made this known through its proceedings which were released on twitter.

"Senator Francis Alimekhena cites order 43 & says the IG of @PoliceNG failed to appear before the Ad-hoc committee yesterday. He also says that the committee received a letter on his behalf asking that the committee postpone proceedings of the investigation.

"Senator Alimekhena adds that the IG of police can’t stop the committee from performing their constitutional duties and have therefore given the IG of @PoliceNG an ultimatum to appear before the Cmtte on Tuesday, 7th November, 2017 unfailingly.

Meanwhile, Bukola Saraki asks Senator Francis Alimekhena to fill the senate in on the matter as it proceeds and also says that he expects that the IG of police to know the law by virtue of his office and adhere to it by appearing before the committee.

NAIJ.com had reported that the Nigerian Senate threatened to arrest the inspector-general of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, if he failed to appear before the adhoc committee investigating various allegations leveled against the police and the Police Service Commission (PSC).

PAY ATTENTION: Read the news on Nigeria’s #1 new app

Senator Francis Alimikhena, the chairman of the adhoc committee, said the police boss was summoned to appear before the Senate panel on October 16 to respond to allegations made against him by Senator Isah Hamman Misau.

If any police officer misbehaves with you, call any of these numbers on NAIJ.com TV: