Woman in Kaduna Reports Assault, Intimidation by Market Rival and Police Officer to DIG

In a petition to the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) at the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Abuja, Khadija Abdulsalam, a resident of Kaduna, has accused a market woman named Hajiya Basira and her daughter, a police officer named DSP Madina Mustapha, of engaging in criminal intimidation, assault, and abuse of authority.

Khadija Abdulsalam and her mother own stores in Kaduna Central Market, and in the appeal dated September 30, 2025, Khadija claimed that Hajiya Basira, whose store is close to theirs, has been harassing and insulting them constantly.

The altercation apparently turned violent on September 6, 2025, when Basira allegedly attacked her verbally and physically without cause, according to her.

A neighbor informed the market police station officers, and one officer, Bashir, stepped in and requested that both parties come the next day to sign a peace undertaking, according to Abdulsalam.

Abdulsalam, however, claimed that on September 7, DSP Madina Mustapha—who is reportedly Basira’s daughter and a serving officer—intervened and used her power to move the case from the market police post to the Magajin Gari Police Division.

Abdulsalam added in the appeal, “I was compelled to kneel and plead with the same individual who attacked me after I wrote my statement at the division.”

She further claimed that she was unjustly and illegally jailed.

Requesting an impartial probe into the event and warning DSP Mustapha against meddling in police procedures, the petitioner made an appeal to the DIG.

Abdulsalam claims that the incident was seen by multiple witnesses, including one Abba, and it has raised questions regarding police impartiality and power abuse in legal disputes.

As of the time of writing, DSP Mustapha and Hajiya Basira had not officially addressed the accusations.