Adamawa State Police Command is to appeal against the judgement of a Yola High Court directing it to release a defendant in a kidnap case and pay him N5m as damages for wrongful detention.
The development was made known in Yola on Thursday in a statement by the command spokesman, SP Suleiman Nguroje.
Nguroje said command is not satisfied with the judgment delivered on Wednesday Jan. 22 in favour of the defendant, Hammadu Musa.
“The Command wishes to state categorically that the said defendant was arrested by Vigilante members for alleged kidnapping and handed over to the Police.
“He was thereafter, investigated and having established a prima facie case against him, the Police charged him to Court.
“The Casefile was duplicated and sent to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, state ministry of justice for legal advice and takeover of prosecution accordingly.”
According to him, the command operates within the context of law with respect to Rule of Law dictates, charging the defendant (suspect) to Court.
He insisted that Police did not wrongfully detained the defendant in its detention facility as portrayed that would warrant breach of his fundamental human rights.
“It was the Court that remanded the defendant at the Correctional Service Facility herein Yola for the period of the case at hand.
“The Command therefore assures members of the public that in synergy with the Ministry of Justice, will appeal against the decision of the State High Court, Yola”. (NAN)
