{"id":149643,"date":"2025-02-10T20:17:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T19:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nasarawa-police-deny-allegation-of-releasing-murder-suspect-after-taking-bribe"},"modified":"2025-02-15T23:10:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T22:10:03","slug":"nasarawa-police-deny-allegation-of-releasing-murder-suspect-after-taking-bribe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nasarawa-police-deny-allegation-of-releasing-murder-suspect-after-taking-bribe","title":{"rendered":"Nasarawa: Police deny allegation of releasing murder suspect after taking bribe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Nasarawa State Police Command has denied reports circulating online, accusing its personnel of releasing a murder suspect in exchange for a bribe.<\/p>\n<p>Reports by some online news outlets allegef that Joshua Moses, a young labourer, was killed at a construction site in the Gidan Rago area of Aso B, a community under Karu Local Government Area.<\/p>\n<p>According to eyewitness accounts, Moses was fatally stabbed by a gang member during a dispute over an alleged \u201cdevelopment levy\u201d imposed on workers at the site.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoshua went to work as a labourer when some men arrived, demanding a fee before construction could continue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey claimed to be in charge of the area and insisted that anyone building there must pay them,\u201d a source stated.<\/p>\n<p>The dispute escalated into a violent confrontation, during which one of the gang members reportedly pulled out a knife and stabbed Moses. He was rushed to hospital but succumbed to his injuries on the way.<\/p>\n<p>Police officers from Aso A Police Station arrested the suspect shortly after the incident. However, family members allege that the suspect was later released after a gang leader, known as \u2018Mai Angwa,\u2019 paid off the police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter negotiating with the police, an undisclosed amount of money was given in cash, and the accused regained his freedom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe same officers later announced that the suspect had \u2018escaped,\u2019 pretending not to know about his disappearance,\u201d a family source claimed.<\/p>\n<p>When contacted via phone, the Investigating Police Officer assigned to the case, Clement Usman, refused to comment on the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have anything to say about this case via phone conversation,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST contacted SP Ramhan Nansel, the Nasarawa State police spokesperson, who denied knowledge of the incident, adding that the command would investigate the authenticity of the report.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cPreliminary findings revealed that no case of murder was reported or investigated at that station.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Commissioner of Police has summoned the officer in charge of the outstation and the Divisional Police Officer to the command headquarters and has directed that an investigation be carried out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Nasarawa State Police Command has denied reports circulating online, accusing its personnel of releasing a murder suspect in exchange for a bribe. 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