Widow Petitions IGP, Demands Justice Over Husband’s Death

The widow of late Inspector Ahmadu Babayo has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police over her husband’s loss of life, alleging that he was unlawfully detained for 35 days and launched in a vital medical situation earlier than he died.

In the petition dated October 28, 2026, Mrs Fatima Ibrahim Jalo known as for an impartial investigation into the circumstances surrounding the loss of life of her husband, a serving police officer connected to the State Intelligence Department on the Borno State Police Command headquarters in Maiduguri.

Jalo stated her husband was launched to her on October 26 in a vital medical situation and subsequently died on October 28 after receiving medical consideration in Maiduguri, describing his loss of life as a consequence of the circumstances surrounding his detention and launch, urging the police authorities to determine the info and maintain anybody discovered culpable accountable.

The petitioner additionally raised issues over a medical report signed by ACP Nasiru Egga, alleging that the said reason behind loss of life was inconsistent together with her husband’s situation when he was launched from custody.

She known as for an impartial forensic assessment of the report, alongside an impartial autopsy examination to determine the trigger and circumstances of the loss of life, whereas urging the Inspector-General of Police to represent an investigative panel impartial of the officers and police formations named within the petition.

She additionally requested the preservation and manufacturing of custody registers, responsibility rosters, communications, detention orders, medical data and any obtainable CCTV footage related to the case.

Jalo additional known as for the suspension of the officers underneath investigation or their removing from positions that might allow them to intrude with the inquiry, pending the result of the investigation.

She requested that any officers discovered culpable face disciplinary motion and prosecution by the suitable authorities, whereas shae additionally sought compensation and the fee of her late husband’s excellent entitlements and advantages, in addition to safety for her household and potential witnesses in opposition to intimidation or reprisals.

The petition cited alleged violations of the constitutional rights to non-public liberty, life and dignity, in addition to attainable offences referring to illegal detention, abuse of workplace and culpable murder.

The widow additionally said that her husband had served within the Nigeria Police Force for 23 years, lamenting that his wage for September and October 2026 had been stopped on the directive of the Borno State Commissioner of Police.

Copies of the petition have been despatched to the Police Service Commission, the Attorney-General of the Federation, the National Human Rights Commission, the Ministry of Police Affairs, the National Security Adviser, and the Senate and House of Representatives committees on police affairs, amongst different authorities.