Four police officers detained over alleged extortion of ICPC chairman in Abuja checkpoint

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has released the identities of four officers who were detained for allegedly extorting money from the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN. DAILY POST earlier reported that the officers had abandoned their statutory duty posts and proceeded to […] FCT Police release identities of 4 officers who extorted N52,000 from ICPC chairman

The police commissioner said the personnel took the ICPC boss to a POS, where he paid the charges, while the officers withdrew the money and shared it among themselves. The post Police detain, investigate four personnel for extorting N53,000 from ICPC chair at Abuja checkpoint appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command has arrested four police officers for allegedly extorting N53,000 from Musa Aliyu, chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), during an illegal stop-and-search operation in Abuja.   Ahmed Sanusi, FCT commissioner of police, shared this while briefing journalists in Abuja on Monday.   He said the officers abandoned their assigned duty posts, mounted an unauthorised checkpoint around the Banex area in Wuse, and extorted the ICPC chairman.   He said Aliyu was compelled to withdraw N53,000 through a Point of Sale (PoS) operator, paid the transaction charges, with the officers later sharing the money among themselves.     “I must say here too that we have about four policemen in custody as we speak who successfully extorted somebody of high importance, unknown to them that this person is a highly placed person in society,” Sanusi said.   “In clear terms, they extorted the chairman of the ICPC. They extorted him of N53,000.   “They took him to a PoS, he withdrew the money, paid the charges and they shared the money among themselves.     “They are a gang of criminals who left various divisions, clustered together, moved to Wuse Banex and created a checkpoint where they perpetrated this act before fleeing.”   The police commissioner said the command declared the officers wanted before arresting the alleged gang leader, whose confession led investigators to the other members of the syndicate.   “We got all of them. We are going to make sure they are severely punished,” he said.   “Those that are going to be dismissed will definitely be dismissed.”     Sanusi also said Tunji Disu, inspector-general of police (IGP), has prohibited indiscriminate search of citizens’ mobile phones by officers on patrol.   He urged residents to reject any demand by officers to go through their phones during commute, and to report such incidents through the police emergency lines.   “We will still enforce the IG’s directive. Some of them are on the task because they are criminally minded. They want to perpetrate such acts,” he said.   “If we get them, they will face disciplinary actions and will be made to face the consequences.”

FCT Police Commissioner Ahmed Sanusi says four officers were arrested after allegedly extorting the ICPC chairman during an illegal roadside operation in Abuja.

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has detained four police officers over allegations that they extorted ₦53,000 from the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Aliyu (SAN), during an unauthorised stop-and-search operation in Abuja. The FCT Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Sanusi, disclosed the development on Monday […] The post Four police officers detained over alleged extortion of ICPC chairman in Abuja appeared first on Vanguard News.

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Sanusi, has disclosed that four officers of the command are currently in detention for allegedly extorting N53,000 from the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC. Sanusi made the disclosure on Monday during a press briefing at the FCT Police Command headquarters […] How four police officers extorted man who turned out to be ICPC chairman – CP