Plateau family demands detained suspect’s body

Controversy on Wednesday surrounded the death of a suspect in police detention, Mr Nanpo Sambo, as his  family members  urged a Jos Federal High Court to order the Inspector-General of Police to produce his remains.

The family of Sambo, who made the call through their counsel, Mr  D.G. Dashe, accused the IG and Mr Abba Kyari, officer in charge of Intelligence Response Team, of lying to the court that he (Sambo) died in cell while in detention.

“We don’t believe the story of the police,” Dashe said.

The police, had through their counsel, Mr Joshua Ayanna, told the presiding judge, Justice Dorcas Agishi, that Sambo died on July 6 while in detention in their Abuja cell.

But Dashe said, “They are claiming that he (Sambo) is dead. We don’t believe them. An uncle of his spoke with him around July ending, weeks after they (police) claimed he died on July 6.”

“We submit that the must obey the court order, and until this court certified that the accused person is dead, they must obey the court. If he is dead they must produce his corpse to show that he is truly dead,”  Dashe argued.