A lecturer of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Dr. Ishaq Osagie-Eweka, has sued the Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Dankwara, before the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) for alleged infringement of his fundamental human rights.
This was contained in NHRC’s acknowledgement letter marked C/2023/CPR/226/HQ, dated February 21, 2023, and signed by Atedze Juliet Mimi, for the Executive Secretary and made available to newsmen in Benin.
The statement entitled “Re: The Unseeming behavior, abuse and wrong use of office by the CP Mohammed Adamu Dankwara for Edo State Police Command and the unlawful and unconstitutional arrest of Ishaq S D. Osagie-Eweka PhD,” read in part.
“Please, l, refer to your petition dated January 23, 2023, to the National Human Rights Commission on the above subject.
“I am directed to acknowledge receipt of your complainant.
” The complainant has been registered as C/2023/CPR/226/HQ. Please reference this complainant number in all correspondence with the commission.
“The Commission wishes to also inform you that it has requested for the comments of the Commissioner of Police Edo State Command, the Complainant was also forwarded to NHRC Edo State Office”.
It would be recalled that Dr. Osagie-Eweka, a Lecturer in the Department of Biochemistry, University of Benin, through his Lawyer BA Iluobe had earlier petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, to investigate his alleged unlawful arrest and detention by the Edo State Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Dankwara.
The lecturer also gave Dankwara 48 hours ultimatum to tell the public the reason he was arrested and paraded like a common criminal before the public.
