Austines Ayasi Akika - An Etsako Police officer with class

Austines Ayasi Akika - An Etsako Police officer with class

The Etsakos are in what is known as Edo state of Nigeria today. They are of the former well known Kukuruku division. They are of the larger group known as Afemais with great names like Auchi, Afuze, Jattu, Fugar, Okpella, Agenebode as some of the big towns.

The Etsakos are in three local governments namely Etsako East, Etsako Central and Etsako West.

In recent times, Etsako west became more popular for producing the immediate past governor of Edo state, Comrade Adams Oshiomole who is from a village known as Iyamoh in Uzairue. Other great landmark of this local government is the Auchi Polytechnic, Okpekpe race, NTA Uzairue, Notre Dame Hospital etc,

Furthermore, one of the names that has found its way unto the list of Etsako greats like Late Mike Akhigbe, Festus Inih, Prince Tony Momoh, Chief Mike Ozekhome, Chief Raymond Dokpesi and many others is Austines Ayasi Akika, an assistant commissioner of police and area commander.

All he ever wanted to do was to join the police force and make a difference like never seen before. Born in Afashio Uzairue Estako west local government. The same local government where greats like late Boniface Izegwiri a former assistant commissioner of police who is from Jattu Uzairue, Austines Ayasi Akika in his quest to join the police started out at the then Bendel State university, Ekpoma Edo state now Ambrose Alli University.

He is one man whose strides in the force has earned him accolades beyond just the force but the very communities he has served. These accolades includes multiple traditional titles which is a rare achievement for police officers.

Austines Ayasi Akika holds a master degree in psychology a course he technically went to study as a result of the need to make himself better equipped for the job. Akika in a recent interview with foremost journalist and media entrepreneur Mr. Kingsley Momoh, who is also from Etsako and whose father coincidentally was also a police officer, Akika insistence that bail is free became a subject of discussion in many quarters as many people have wondered if indeed it was possible to go into a police station and stand for bail on personal recognition basis alone. However, other senior officers have corroborated his claim and now it seems more Nigerians now insist on getting bail for themselves or their arrested friends or relatives who are bail worthy for free.

Today he is the area commander of Area M of the Lagos state police command, Idimu Lagos a position he is holding for the second time. This indeed is a result of his sterling performance during his first term as the area commander sometime back.

It seems his impact is felt by everyone as market women and men, civil servants, artisans, traditional rulers and even members of the police force attest to his giant strides in protecting lives and properties.

Happily married to the wife of his youth, he is a grandfather and a man who believes in the sanctity of the family.

Assistant Police Commissioner, Austines Akika Insists Bail Is Free

Perhaps one of the finest of cops in Nigeria, Austines Ayasi Akika is one of the most decorated Nigerian police officers going by the numerous awards that adorn his office. These of course tells you that the man must have earned them through dint of hardwork, professionalism and patriotism. This much Iya Dudu deduced from my little investigations. After hearing from a colleague that he said that bail is free, I wondered what gave him the guts to make such statements in Nigeria. I knew he was well respected for his mannerism which I discovered must have been because he has served in all the geopolitical zones in Nigeria and he earned unrivaled accolades from all the places but I thought he was just like any of them - so so talk. But he proved me wrong because I personally have experienced bail for free at the same police station.

I was hungry to know more until I read in an interview a while ago.

Read the story below 

https://gugurufm.blogspot.com.ng/2018/03/bail-is-free-nigerians-must-insist-acp.html

Acquiring bail at any police station is usually a transaction that involves money. Although not a fixed amount, this reporter has experienced it first hand. A church member had called on me to come bail him because the police had arrested him after he was reported to have beaten up a neighbour during a fight between the two and despite insisting bail is free, I had to part with some money for stationery, disinfectants, toiletries etc "for the running of the station".

However, the area commander of Idimu police station, Austines Ayasi Akika who is well known for his acts of professionalism as a Nigerian police officer, has come out to state once again that it is the right of the citizen to insist that bail is free. The statement by the senior officer sounded like the usual sayings of top officers but ACP Akika while speaking with Guguru FM pointed out that it is the right thing to do and if the police insist that a person seeking bail must pay for it, such a person should seek the attention of the divisional police officer or any other senior officer to wade into the issue.

Akika who has numerous awards to show for his professionalism pointed out that people are quick to offer financial gratification to police officer when they have crossed the lines of the law. He said how can you get to a place and on the wall is boldly written "bail is free" and they ask you for bail? Why won't you shout and insist that bail is free as written on the wall and on other posts in the police vicinity?

He gave an example of when he was the divisional police officer at Adeniji Adele police station. It was the case of an elderly woman whom he assisted to get her grandson released who was picked up during a routine raiding by the police. He had instructed his men to let the woman's grandchild go with her while he (Akika) was on his way out of the station.

He was alarmed when he came back about an hour later to meet the woman at the station.Upon asking why she was still there, the old woman said she was afraid her grandson (who has been released to her) might be arrested again by the police because they didn't collect a dime for the bail.