The Nigeria Police
Force said it had taken into custody four policemen for allegedly extorting
N15,000 from a victim along Ogudu area of Lagos State.
The officers are: Mathew Oladujoye and Oba Roland
and two others whose names were ( withheld).
ACP Abayomi Shogunle, Head, Public Complaints Rapid
Response Unit (PCRRU), disclosed this in a report on Wednesday in Abuja.
Shogunle said that preliminary investigation showed
that the policemen went beyond their mandate by going through the contents of
the complainant’s cell phone.
“Bank statement of account confirms that the
complainant following the orders of one of the officers transferred N15,000
into the account of a third party,” he said.
Shogunle said that following the viral social media
post, the PCRRU immediately registered the case and issued ticket number.
He said that the police officers involved had been
removed from duty that involved any form of contact with members of the public
pending the conclusion of a detailed investigation.
He said that the Inspector-General of Police, Mr
Ibrahim Idris, had directed the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 2
Lagos to carry out a detailed investigation into the matter.
“All four policemen and bank statement of account
have been handed over to the AIG Zone 2 today by PCRRU investigators for the
required action,”he said.
He said that the unit is open 24 hours a week to
receive and resolve all complaints relating to issues of police misconduct from
across the country.
The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that 10
officers had been dismissed for corruption this year.
The PCRRU was established by the Nigeria Police
Force in November 2015, with a mandate to receive and resolve cases of
professional misconduct brought against its officers.
News
Source: - The Guardian | August 23, 2017.
Photo Source: - Online Nigeria | September 2, 2013.
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