A Federal High Court in Kano has indicted four police officers for subjecting one AbdulKadir Nasiru to untold torture that led to his death in their custody, ordering them to pay the family a sum of N35 million.

The court ordered the Nigerian Police Force to pay the sum as compensation to the family of the late Abdulkadir, who eventually died at Madobi divisional police office after seven police officers beat the young man to unconsciousness.

In his judgment, Obiora Atuegwu Egwuatu held that the action of the officers leading to the death of AbdulKadir violated the fundamental right to life of the deceased as cited by section 33 of 1999 Constitution as amended.

The court directed the Inspector General of Police to institute appropriate punitive measures to sanction the indicted officers in line with the force discipline act.

When contacted, the police spokesman in Kano, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, sought for time to get detail of the judgment before responding on the matter. He, however, did not respond before press time.

The Police Public Relations Officer had, in October 2019, confirmed the incident where he disclosed four of the officers involved had been arrested for necessary disciplinary action.

On October 30, 2019, the case of extrajudicial killing of the late AbdulKadir was reported at Madobi divisional police station, in Madobi Local Government area of Kano.
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The deceased was brought to the station by his father, Alhaji Nasir AbdulKadir Madobi, after he was declared wanted by the police for involving in a neighborhood fight.

The Guardian gathered that the action of Alhaji Madobi, who willingly brought his son to clear his name from the domestic fisticuff, led to an altercation between the deceased and the policemen who tortured the deceased.

It was also learnt that the father of the deceased was allegedly compelled by the cops to pay N8,000 before the family was allowed to rush AbdulKadir to the hospital, where he was confirmed dead.