The police command in Imo State has nabbed three officers from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and two officers from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on allegations of harassing and extorting civilians.
A 37-year-old police inspector was also arrested for the same offense on Tuesday.
The police command in Imo State has nabbed three officers from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and two officers from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on allegations of harassing and extorting civilians.MORE NIGERIA NEWSNigerian Rapper, Mohbad is DeadMohbad Once Attempted Suicide — Bella ShmurdaDelta Receives Highest Portion as 36 States Share N1.51trn FAAC in 6 MonthsIsoko Fed Constituency: Tribunal Sacks PDP’s Ukhodiko, Orders RerunLP’s Ben Etanabene Defeats PDP’s Evelyn Oboro at TribunalTribunal Declares Labour Minister, Simon Lalong Plateau South WinnerGunmen Hijack 2 Benue Link Buses, Kidnap PassengersTribunal Sacks APC’s Francis Waive, Declares PDP’s Ahwinawhi Winner UAE Lifts Visa Ban on Nigeria, Emirates Airlines to Resume OperationsNigerian Clergyman, Bishop Karowei Dorgu Dies in UKSubsidy Removal: Marketers Beg Tinubu, NNPCL to Revive RefineriesFG Secures $163m AfFB LoanMoyo Lawal, Tiwa Save, Oxlade and 8 Nigerian Celebrities With Leaked Sex TapesNigerians Roast Gernot Rohr as Super Eagles Thrash Sao Tome 6-0How Borno Lost $6.8bn to Boko Haram InsurgencyIYC Shuts Down Rainoil Filling Station, Blocks Expressway Over Murder of Ijaw Youth in Delta and The spokesperson of the command, ASP Henry Okoye, disclosed the information to journalists in Owerri, the capital of Imo State.
According to Okoye, the suspects have been notorious for extorting unsuspecting civilians, particularly the youth in Owerri, through the use of Point-of-Sale (PoS) machines.
He explained the suspects seized and examined the phones of their victims, causing gross hardship.
The ASP said:
“These are security operatives hiding under the umbrella of Operation Search and Flush in Imo, harassing and extorting unsuspecting members of the public, in particular the youths, to the tune of thousands of naira.
“They use POS, seize and check the phones of their victims, thereby bringing untold hardship to them.”
Okoye assured the public that the investigation will be swiftly concluded and the suspects brought to justice.
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