Breaking News!!! Boko Haram – “Why 27 Policemen Are Yet To Be Declared Dead” – IGP.

The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase has said that 27 out of the 35 policemen missing after the Boko Haram insurgents attacked Gwoza in Borno in August, 2014, are yet to be declared dead. He said this on Tuesday, 16th of June, 2014.

The IGP disclosed this while responding to questions from newsmen .

“About our colleagues, who are missing in Gwoza, there is a tradition in the police force.When officers are missing in battle, we do not declare them dead or missing until after a period has lapsed.So, we are still waiting for that period to lapse, and if we cannot find them after that time, then, we will formally declare them either dead or missing,’’

It will be recalled that on Aug. 20, 2014, after the Boko Haram insurgent attacked Gwoza, 35 policemen were declared missing, but 6 days later, the Police spokesman, CP Emmanuel Ojukwu, told newsmen that eight of them were found, leaving 27 still missing.