The Mining Marshals alleged that he helped two suspects escape through the Nigeria-Cameroon border and was planning to facilitate another defendant's escape before his arrest in Abuja.
The National Civil Society Council of Nigeria (NCSCN) has accused the Commander of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Mining Marshals, Attah John Onoja, of pursuing what it described as a biased and selective investigation into the death of Deputy Superintendent of Corps (DSC) Agada Levi Agada.
The civil society insisted that the focus of the case has shifted from uncovering those responsible for the officer's killing to the arrest and prosecution of Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Abdulmajeed Abisoye Oyewumi.
Addressing journalists in Abuja on Saturday, the Executive Director of the NCSCN, Ambassador Blessing Akinlosotu, called for an independent, transparent and impartial investigation into the entire matter, saying only a comprehensive probe supervised by relevant federal oversight institutions would restore public confidence in the criminal justice system.
The National Civil Society Council of Nigeria's intervention follows allegations by the NSCDC Mining Marshals that CSP Oyewumi assisted Chinese nationals facing trial over alleged illegal mining to evade prosecution.
