Businessman drags police officer to PSC for victimizing him, a complainant, seizing his over N16m investment
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A businessman, Pastor Henry Israel Ojeh, has accused a police officer, CSP James Idachaba, the OC Legal of the FCT Police Command, of victimizing him, in a case he is the complainant, and seizing his investment worth over N16 million.
It could be recalled that a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), under the aegis of Save the Soul Transparency and Eagle Eyes International Foundation, recently petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Alkali Baba Usman, against CSP Idachaba over alleged shading of suspected criminals indicted in abduction and dehumanization, abuse of office, obstruction of justice and threat to life to one of their agents.
In the latest instance, Pastor Ojeh raised the alarm in a petition dated December 7, 2022, entitled “Petition against CSP James Idachaba, Head of Legal Department, and ASP Usman Owunu, FCT Command, Abuja, on gross abuse of office, intimidation and threat to life of genuine complainant, willful compromise of court case, interruption of court proceedings, deliberate frustration and detention of proceed of crime (N16,000,000) furniture and other properties worth over 16 million Naira only“, addressed to the Chairman of Police Service Commission (PSC), and made available to News band.
Ojeh alleged that Idachaba seized and detained an investment (furniture) worth over N16 million Naira for upwards of 2 years disregarding directives from his superior officers.
Trouble started for the entrepreneur, a furniture maker in Jabi, a suburb of Abuja, around 2020 when he rented a shop from one Mr. Peter Ojiemen (landlord).
According to him, they had an understanding that he would use part of the rent of four million two hundred thousand Naira (₦4,200,000) paid him to fix a dilapidated portion of the shop.
The landlord, however, never fulfilled his part of the bargain forcing Mr. Ojeh to demand for a refund but the landlord refused.
Rather, he forcefully destroyed the doors of the shop and moved out the goods worth over sixteen million naira.
Via a direct criminal complaint, Ojeh dragged his landlord to court.
Thence came in CSP Idachaba.
According to a source, Idachaba shops for such cases from the court and “directly manipulates” and gets the case to his table, “usually for selfish interest”.
The source noted, meanwhile, that “the legal department ordinarily doesn’t investigate cases but gives legal opinions and prosecute cases”.
He said: “Suffice to say that Idachaba James is a Police Force, an investigator, a court, a judge, a prison official of his own. Simply put, Idachaba James is a state within the state.
“Idachaba James wrote to the court to truncate the cause of justice, his stock in trade, and even threatened to arrest and detain the complainant.
“As if that is not enough, he confiscated the properties and ensured that he gets Mr. Ojeh detained.”
See a copy of the 21-point petition below:
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Reacting to the petition, Dr George Davidson of the Soul Transparency and Eagle Eyes International Foundation lambasted Idachaba for perceived unprofessional misconduct.
He said: “Idachaba James is corruption personified and a national disaster. Despite the reform drive embarked upon by the current Inspector General of Police.
“We call upon the Inspector General of Police to critically investigate and invoke the appropriate sanctions for saboteurs like Idachaba James.
“It’s pertinent to note at this juncture, that it’s a hidden fact that even within the police circles, Idachaba James is an epitome of corruption, compromises prosecutions, and subverts the cause of justice.
The petition to the Chairman of the Police Service Commission captures a minute picture of CSP Idachaba James who has overstayed his posting in FCT Command.
“By the way, when did Idachaba James enroll in the NPF?” he wondered.
Idachaba, in the meantime, has not responded when contacted via WhatsApp and SMS over the petition as at the moment of this publication. Read more.
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