DUTY OF POLICE: Duty of police to investigate allegation of crime- BOBADE OLUTIDE & ORS v. ADAMS HAMZAT & ORS(2016) LPELR-26047(CA)
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"It is trite in law that once a criminal allegation are made against a citizen, it is a constitutional and statutory duty of police to investigate, as investigation and detection of crime is one of the primary duties assigned to the police under the earlier cited Section 4 of the Police Act." BOBADE OLUTIDE & ORS v. ADAMS HAMZAT & ORS(2016) LPELR-26047(CA)Per DENTON-WEST, J.C.A. (P. 22, Paras. B-D)
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