Police Cadet Collapses And Dies At Police Academy

Suleiman Jika, a police cadet in level 9 of the Nigeria Police Academy in Wudil, Kano State, passed away after collapsing.

In the early hours of Saturday, September 2, 2023, Jika, a 19-year-old student in the computer science department from Adamawa State, is said to have passed out in the restroom.

The Commandant, Assistant Inspector-General, Sadiq Abubakar, was accused by some of the cadets of being “high-handed” and “financial mismanagement of feeding allowance meant for the students,” according to Punch.

The police cadet was taken right away to the clinic at the academy, according to a cadet who spoke to the newspaper under the condition of anonymity to prevent reprisals.

“He was left untreated because there are no drugs and no medical officer to attend to him in the unconducive environment, before he gave up and died,” the source added.

According to a JuA cadet who begged not to be identified, the unequipped clinic sees a significant volume of unwell cadets on a regular basis.

“Since the new commandant assumed office, they’ve been providing very bad and inadequate food for us. The boy that died was not up to 20 years old. The boy wouldn’t have died if they’d attended to him. The commandant also ordered the closure of the market and laundry and approved undeserved training exercises during lecture hours,” the cadet said.

“Cadets collapse daily here during training due to fatigue, because it’s either they’re starved, malnourished, or both. We’re usually threatened by the commandant and forced to engage in unwarranted training exercises. Also, many cadets have been dismissed on the basis that they fell sick; that’s why many are trying to manage themselves to avoid expulsion from the academy.”

Staff members who spoke with the publication in the meantime expressed their displeasure with the academy’s monthly food allowance.