DPO Under Investigation For Allegedly Taking 15-year-Old Girl To His Home While In Police Custody

The International Human Rights Today Initiative (HRTI), a prominent non-governmental organization focused on human rights protection, has filed a formal complaint with the Katsina State Police Headquarters. ..Read Full Article.. .

The complaint alleges that a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Dutsinma, CSP Bello Gusau, took a 15-year-old girl, detained at the police station, to his home where she spent the night.

HRTI, led by Comrade Maiyasin, conducted a comprehensive investigation into the incident and gathered evidence confirming the girl’s overnight stay at the DPO’s residence, rather than at the police station as initially claimed.

In an interview with DAILY POST, Maiyasin stated that the Katsina State Commissioner of Police, CP Aliyu Musa, has taken the matter seriously and formed an investigative committee. The DPO has since been suspended pending the investigation’s results.

According to HRTI’s findings, the girl had been missing before being found and taken to the Dutsinma Police Station. Due to the late hour, she was left at the station to stay overnight.

However, CSP Gusau allegedly told the girl’s relatives, who came to pick her up, that he would personally take her home the following morning.

When the relatives returned the next day to bring her food, they were informed that she was no longer at the station. After a tense confrontation with officers, the girl was returned to the station but was found wearing different clothes from the night before.

The organisation claims that the girl confirmed to them she had spent the night at the DPO’s house, and they recorded her testimony. Her father has expressed a firm resolve to seek justice for his daughter through the proper legal channels.

In response to the complaint, DSP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, the spokesperson for the Katsina State Police Command, confirmed that the matter is under investigation, promising that the inquiry would ensure accountability and justice.

As the investigation unfolds, local authorities are working to determine the truth of the ,and..  Read . .More —