The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has sacked four
policemen attached to Ijebu-Ode Area Command in Ogun State.
The men were found guilty of extorting N50,000 from a man they
arrested on trumped up charge.
Affected by the dismissal are Inspector Mufutau Olaosun, Sgt.
Adebayo Temitope, Cpl. Bakare Taiwo and Cpl. Adesoye
Ayokunlehin.
According to a statement by Assistant Commissioner of Police,
Abayomi Sogunle, who heads the Police Public Complaints Rapid
Response Unit, the men were dismissed after they were found guilty
in an Orderly Room trial at the Area Command Headquarters,
Ijebu-Ode.
They were charged with discreditable Conduct and Corrupt
Practice under the First Schedule of Police Act and Regulations
Cap. P19. Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.
The four men on 7 June, without any grounds, arrested a man who
was just leaving a bank and took him to the Igbeba Station, where
they labelled him a “yahoo boy” and made him frog jump and write a
self-incriminating statement, that he was an internet
fraudster.
“After the maltreatment, they released the man and also
impounded the N50,000 he had gone to collect on behalf of his boss,
saying it was payment for his bail. The man lodged a complaint with
the Police Public Complaints Rapid Response Unit.
The police authorities found the complaint genuine and were
mortified that policemen could take money for bail, despite the
#BailisFree campaign by the police themselves.
“Their action is contrary to the directives of the
Inspector-General of Police and unacceptable”, said Sogunle.
The money had since been recovered from the four policemen and
given back to the man.
*Have you been maltreated by policemen recently? You can now lodge
a complaint directly to the Police Public Complaints Rapid Response
Unit at the following numbers and platforms: Phone Calls Only:
08057000001, 08057000002 | SMS/WhatsApp Only: 08057000003 |
BBM:58A2B5DE | Twitter: @PoliceNG_PCRRU | Facebook:
www.facebook.com/PolicePCRRU | Email: complaint@npf.gov.ng OR
PolicePCRRU@gmail.com.
The PCRRU is open 24/7.
The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has sacked four
policemen attached to Ijebu-Ode Area Command in Ogun State.
The men were found guilty of extorting N50,000 from a man they
arrested on trumped up charge.
Affected by the dismissal are Inspector Mufutau Olaosun, Sgt.
Adebayo Temitope, Cpl. Bakare Taiwo and Cpl. Adesoye
Ayokunlehin.
According to a statement by Assistant Commissioner of Police,
Abayomi Sogunle, who heads the Police Public Complaints Rapid
Response Unit, the men were dismissed after they were found guilty
in an Orderly Room trial at the Area Command Headquarters,
Ijebu-Ode.
They were charged with discreditable Conduct and Corrupt
Practice under the First Schedule of Police Act and Regulations
Cap. P19. Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.
The four men on 7 June, without any grounds, arrested a man who
was just leaving a bank and took him to the Igbeba Station, where
they labelled him a “yahoo boy” and made him frog jump and write a
self-incriminating statement, that he was an internet
fraudster.
“After the maltreatment, they released the man and also
impounded the N50,000 he had gone to collect on behalf of his boss,
saying it was payment for his bail. The man lodged a complaint with
the Police Public Complaints Rapid Response Unit.
The police authorities found the complaint genuine and were
mortified that policemen could take money for bail, despite the
#BailisFree campaign by the police themselves.
“Their action is contrary to the directives of the
Inspector-General of Police and unacceptable”, said Sogunle.
The money had since been recovered from the four policemen and
given back to the man.
*Have you been maltreated by policemen recently? You can now lodge
a complaint directly to the Police Public Complaints Rapid Response
Unit at the following numbers and platforms: Phone Calls Only:
08057000001, 08057000002 | SMS/WhatsApp Only: 08057000003 |
BBM:58A2B5DE | Twitter: @PoliceNG_PCRRU | Facebook:
www.facebook.com/PolicePCRRU | Email: complaint@npf.gov.ng OR
PolicePCRRU@gmail.com.
The PCRRU is open 24/7.
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