Police Arrest Officers Who Extorted N1m From Corps Members

Police Arrest Officers Who Extorted N1m From Corps Members
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Four Police Officers who allegedly extorted N1million from some Corps Members have been arrested and are currently facing internal trials by Police Authorities.

The incident was made public late Thursday in a tweet by an X user identified as Olúyẹmí Fásípè who drew the attention of the Police Spokesperson to it. According to Fásípè, the corps members were threatened by the officers and later taken to the Kafaru Oluwole Tinubu House, Area C Police Command, where they were “robbed.”

He added that one of the corps members had failed to present a hard copy of his driver’s licence, which allegedly prompted the extortion.

In the tweet, Fásípè’ had said: “Dear #BenHundeyin, your officers today in Surulere extorted one million naira from three corps members. They were threatened with firearms, kidnapped, and taken to the Kafaru Oluwole Tinubu House, Area C Police Command of the #LagosPoliceNG, where they were robbed. Their offence was not having a physical copy of a driver’s licence. This is evil!

“According to the victims, the officer in mufti is the one who collected the money (their boss).

“Ben, #BenHundeyin, here are the transaction receipts and a voice note of one of the victims explaining how the rogue officers extorted money from the three corps members.”

The spokesperson for the state command, Benjamin Hundeyin in his response wrote: “The men have been summoned, and their trial has commenced. We urge the complainants to visit the Complaint Response Unit at the state headquarters to testify at the ongoing trial.”

This incident has resurrected the anger of Nigerians on social media against the illicit activities and actions of some Police Officers.

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