Four Police Inspectors In Trouble For Allegedly Extorting N70,000 From Student
LAGOS JANUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four police Inspectors for alleged harassment and extortion of N70,000 from one 16-year-old student identified as Segun on 18th January, 2021, at NGAB Junction, Isheri Area of Lagos State, in a Toyota Corolla car.
A press statement signed by Lagos State Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) CSP Olumuyiwa Adejob made available to NewsRangers disclosed that the picture of the policemen that were caught in the act of unprofessionalism and extortion, had gone viral on the social media which attracted the Complaint Response Unit of the Nigeria Police Force, Force Headquarters Abuja, to track the policemen for necessary police action.
He said the matter was subsequently referred to the Lagos State Police Command for further action.
According to him, the police Inspectors arrested are Inspr Emmanuel Michael, m, 40, Inspr Sunday Odubiyi, m, 40, Inspr Lawrence Amedu, m, 39, and Inspr Aroye Dickson, m, 40.
He disclosed that after due interrogation, the policemen confessed to the crime and refunded the 70,000 (seven thousand naira) to the student, on bond, which forms the key credible evidence/exhibit in the case.
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, has condemned the act of the Police Inspectors which is detrimental to the image of the Police Force and counterproductive to the ongoing reform agenda of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, NPM, mni.
He has however ordered for the orderly room trial of the Inspectors with immediate effect so as to serve as deterrent to other criminally-minded police personnel in the command and beyond.
CP Hakeem Odumosu also warned officers and men in Lagos State that the command will spread its tentacles in fighting against such criminal, unprofessional and disgusting act amongst police personnel in Lagos State.
He also assured the general public of people-oriented and community-based policing styles in Lagos State, as justice will be done in Segun’s case.
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