The police force have confirmed the arrest of some policemen who allegedly extorted a man of three million naira.
Daily Report Nigeria gathers that the force arrested the officers who were attached to the Zone 16 Command in Yenagoa, Bayelsa following a video of a man who alleged that the police officers extorted him.
It was gathered that the Nigerian man, identified as Kelechi Isaac released a video on social media, where he revealed that he had been extorted at gunpoint.
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The man, who hails from Nguru Nworie, a community in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo state, but is based in Ghana, revealed he had come home for a friend’s traditional wedding and was driving back with two of his friends when he got pulled over by operatives who identified themselves as the “IGP’s Special Squad” and that their white pickup truck was not branded.
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He said the operatives searched their vehicle and subsequently forced him to unlock his phone. He said the armed operatives, on seeing a N10 million bank alert in his phone, allegedly began to beat him and threatened to shoot him unless he transferred N6 million to them
“They handcuffed me and drove us away and continued beating me. Before we knew it, they started shooting guns and threatened to kill the three of us. I asked them to take me to a police station but they refused. They said that if I didn’t give them N6 million from the N10 million, they would kill all of us. When the beating became too much, I started negotiating with them, and at the end of the day, I transferred N3 million to them in two bank accounts they provided and drove with us and stopped us at Ahoada in Rivers State and drove off,” he narrated
Reacting to this, the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi in a statement released a statement on his official X page, stating that the officers in question have been apprehend and an investigation has begun.
“The policemen involved in this case of extortion of ₦3 million have been arrested. The men are attached to Zone 16 Command in Yenagoa. The command has been asked to produce the men at the FHQ,” Adejobi wrote.
He further emphasized the commitment of the Force Headquarters to cleansing the police system and ensuring justice is served in all cases brought to its attention.
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