Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali,on Thursday, August 26, 2021, received the report of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) Special Investigation Panel (SIP) looking into the alleged indictment of the erstwhile head of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), DCP Abba Kyari, by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The report was submitted by the chairman of the SIP, DIG Joseph Egbunike, at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.
Presenting the report, DIG Egbunike expressed appreciation to the IGP for the confidence reposed in him and members of the panel to conduct the probe.
He noted that the panel commenced investigations immediately it was inaugurated on August 2, describing the report submitted as an outcome of a painstaking, transparent and exhaustive investigative process.
Egbunike further revealed that the report presented contained the case file of the probe, evidences and findings, as well as testimonies from DCP Kyari and other persons and groups linked to the matter.
In his remarks, the IGP commended the panel for the work done, stating that the essence of the probe was to carry out discrete investigations into the allegation levelled against the officer, to appropriately guide theNPF leadership in its decision-making processes.
The IGP assured that a careful and expeditious review of the recommendations would be undertaken by the Force Management Team and thereafter forwarded to appropriate quarters for necessary action.
He reiterated the commitment of the NPF to justice for all.
