Nigerian Police Sacks Three Officers for Extortion
The Nigerian police said they have dismissed three officers attached
to Lagos State Police Command for extorting residents.
to Lagos State Police Command for extorting residents.
The dismissal of the officers was contained in a police bulletin on
Monday.
Monday.
The bulletin disclosed the identities of the culprits as Okelue
Nkemeonye (Inspector with Number 136005), Braimoh Sunday
(Sergeant with Number 355897) and Yusuf Olukoga
(Sergeant with Number 359928)
Nkemeonye (Inspector with Number 136005), Braimoh Sunday
(Sergeant with Number 355897) and Yusuf Olukoga
(Sergeant with Number 359928)
The dismissed officers worked with the Area “N” Command,
Ijede-Ikorodu.
Ijede-Ikorodu.
Their dismissal followed an orderly room trial at the Zone Two
Command Headquarters, Onikan-Yaba, Lagos, the police said.
Command Headquarters, Onikan-Yaba, Lagos, the police said.
The men faced two charges, and were found guilty on both.
The bulletin explained that on June 21 the Public Complaint Rapid
Response Unit (PCRRU) received a complaint via WhatsApp which
states thus:
Response Unit (PCRRU) received a complaint via WhatsApp which
states thus:
“My name is (withheld), I went to the bank this morning to deposit
money to a Company’s account (name withheld) but there was no
network so I deposited the money into my personal account to do
the transfer to the account later. When I came out of the bank, a car
packed full of some SARS policemen wearing black cloth with
anti-robbery squad written at the back. I was told to
enter the vehicle with a gun pointed at me. They collected my
mobile phone and asked me what I do for a living I told them that I
had just finish my youth service and I am leaving with my brother and
I pointed my brother shop for them to stop by and see him because he
was the one that sent me to the bank, they refused to wait and they did
not allow me to pick my calls and call out. I received an alert on my
phone with the money I went to deposit they search my phone on seeing
the alert they started roping that am a yahoo boy telling me that I would
pay them 1million naira, one of them
slapped me, they drove us around places in Ikorodu, ijede, gberigbe, ibeshe,
igbe, ikpakodo, itaelewa, agric and first gate harassing people, moving them
in the car and collecting huge amount from them. They collected N50, 000.00
from me but I notice that each junctions that we reached people were hailing
there leader by his nickname (OJ. Ojewunmi). And one by name Austin
slapped me. They picked me up around 9.am and dropped me 6.pm in the
evening after collecting money from me. They even use my account to
collect money from the guys that I met in the car and used my ATM to
withdraw from them.”
money to a Company’s account (name withheld) but there was no
network so I deposited the money into my personal account to do
the transfer to the account later. When I came out of the bank, a car
packed full of some SARS policemen wearing black cloth with
anti-robbery squad written at the back. I was told to
enter the vehicle with a gun pointed at me. They collected my
mobile phone and asked me what I do for a living I told them that I
had just finish my youth service and I am leaving with my brother and
I pointed my brother shop for them to stop by and see him because he
was the one that sent me to the bank, they refused to wait and they did
not allow me to pick my calls and call out. I received an alert on my
phone with the money I went to deposit they search my phone on seeing
the alert they started roping that am a yahoo boy telling me that I would
pay them 1million naira, one of them
slapped me, they drove us around places in Ikorodu, ijede, gberigbe, ibeshe,
igbe, ikpakodo, itaelewa, agric and first gate harassing people, moving them
in the car and collecting huge amount from them. They collected N50, 000.00
from me but I notice that each junctions that we reached people were hailing
there leader by his nickname (OJ. Ojewunmi). And one by name Austin
slapped me. They picked me up around 9.am and dropped me 6.pm in the
evening after collecting money from me. They even use my account to
collect money from the guys that I met in the car and used my ATM to
withdraw from them.”
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