Interior Minister orders IGP to probe and take disciplinary action over custody breach

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has directed the Inspector-General of Police to investigate the circumstances surrounding a breach of police custody involving an arrested person.

The directives are aimed at establishing accountability for the alleged breach of custody and ensuring that both civilians and police personnel found to have violated the law are dealt with appropriately.

The Inspector-General of Police has also been instructed to take immediate steps to identify, arrest and investigate the civilians allegedly involved in the assault, in accordance with the law.