A group of rights activists, on Wednesday stormed the Abuja headquarters of the Police Service Commission, PSC, demanding investigation into allegations of abuse of office against an Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG, Emmanuel Aina.
The activists, under the umbrella body of Centre for Human Rights and Advocacy in Africa Network, CHRAAN, submitted a petition to PSC Chairman, retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Hashimu Argungu.
In the petition, the activists alleged that the AIG was doing the bidding one Asabe Waziri, a staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL. They urged the PSC to probe, and sanction the AIG, for allegedly allowing himself to be used to harass and intimidate innocent Nigerians.
The activists equally called on the PSC to look into the activities of the AIG, particularly, his handling of a case involving Asabe Waziri, Victor Giwa and Abeh Signatures.
Parts of the petition dated October 22, 2025, and signed by Fabian Opialu, read, “We wish to bring the attention of the Chairman of the Commission to the activities of AIG Aina Emmanuel, the new director of legal, Nigeria Police force, Abuja. Sometimes in 2024, one Asabe Waziri, a staff of NNPC, who was evicted by FCT High Court judgement from two blocks of flats in a property in Maitama, Abuja, was forcefully brought back to the flats by AIG Aina Emmanuel using some officers like CSP Francis (FCID) .
“AIG Aina Emmanuel, inspite of his knowledge of a Court Order restraining the said Asabe Waziri from trespassing into the property and flats and motion for stay of execution filed in respect of a Court of Appeal’s judgment against Asabe Waziri, in the Supreme Court.
“It’s our complaint that AIG Aina vowed to return Asabe Waziri into the flats using intimidation of the counsel to the property owner, Giwa Victor Esq, a human right lawyer, whom he arrested and detained twice between June and July 2024, in order to unlawfully gain access to the property at No. 1, Mekong close, Maitama, Abuja.
“Asabe Wazri and Abeh Signature Apartment, the owner of the property had dispute, which resulted to court action that finally led to the property owner obtaining judgement in its favour against Asabe Waziri. The judgement was finally enforced against Asabe Waziri and she was vacated from the property.
“Asabe appealed against the judgement to the Court of Appeal, her appeal succeeded in March 2024 and the property owner appealed against her judgment to the Supreme Court. A motion for stay of execution and Notice of Appeal to the Supreme Court was filed, all against Asabe’s Court of Appeal Judgement.
“Shockingly, AIG Aina knowing that this was a matter that was still subsisting in court, still went ahead to break into the flats forcefully and brought in Asabe Waziri into the flats. According to the AIG, he wanted Asabe to be in the property while the case is going on in the Supreme Court.
“Additionally, AIG Aina illegally detained one Godwin Okey in lieu of Victor Giwa Esq in 2024 in his desperate move to take possession of the flats for Asabe Waziri.
“AIG Aina is now in the hunt for Giwa Victor for having the courage to challenge their illegal and ignoble action.
“Recently, AIG Aina, who claimed to be executing a warrant of arrest against Giwa Victor, ordered his arrest in Lagos on the 19th September, 2025. After the lawyer’s arrest the AIG refused to comply with the relevant sections of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015, which requires that the arrested person be taken to court within Lagus; instead, AIG Aina ordered Giwa’s detention for over 10 days.
“Asabe Waziri is now using AIG Aina and retired AIG Ekeinde Oyakhire to persecute the lawyer. The activities of AIG Aina are totally unlawful, illegal and a breach of the police Act and other relevant laws.”
The petition listed demands, including probe AIG Aina’s alleged roles in breaking into the flats in Abeh Signature Apartment and granting possession to Asabe while matter was pending in Supreme Court, as well as his involvement in the detention of Victor Giwa from 19th September to 29th September, 2023.
