A group of police officers in Ibi Local Government Area of Taraba State reportedly brutalized a magistrate, His Worship, Abdurrahman Ridwan Esq., a statement from the Ibi Lawyers Forum has disclosed.


The statement reads:


Ibi Lawyers Forum strongly condemned the illegal act of about six Police Constables attached to Police Division Ibi.


The six Police Constables beat up Magistrate Abdurrahman Ridwan ESQ who is a Presiding Judge of an Area Court in Wukari of Taraba State.



Bruises sustained by His Worship

“The victim is a bonafide son of Ibi and also a member of the aforementioned Forum.


The perpetrators of the act went for an illegal duty within the vicinity of the Magistrate court when Ridwan tried to correct the wrong actions of the Police constables, they beat him ruthlessly to the extent that he is currently hospitalized at First Referrals Hospital, Ibi for medical attention.


“The Forum further states that the acts of erring Police constables is contrary to the provisions of 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria under Section 34. (1) Every individual is entitled to respect for the dignity of his person.”


TheLoyal Nigerian Lawyer correspondent gathered that “the Chairman of NBA Jalingo Branch has reached out to the affected Magistrate and other persons connected to the incidence one way or the other to hear from them with the view of getting into the root of the matter to gather facts for onward transmission to the national secretariat for further action.

“We shall keep us updated as we make progress on the matter.” The publicity secretary of NBA Jalingo Branch U.B. Adie, Esq assured.