Widow Petitions IGP, Demands Justice Over Husband’s Death

The widow of late Inspector Ahmadu Babayo has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police over her husband’s death, alleging that he was unlawfully detained for 35 days and released in a critical medical condition before he died.
In the petition dated October 28, 2026, Mrs Fatima Ibrahim Jalo called for an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of her husband, a serving police officer attached to the State Intelligence Department at the Borno State Police Command headquarters in Maiduguri.
Jalo said her husband was released to her on October 26 in a critical medical condition and subsequently died on October 28 after receiving medical attention in Maidug...