Nigerian Police Dispute Allegations Of N700Million Gold Theft In IGP's Quarters, Clarify Robbery Occurred At Compound Of Officer Attached To Force HQ

The Nigerian police have denied that gold worth N700 million was stolen from the quarters of the Inspector General of Police. A petition sent to Amnesty International had said the stolen jewellery belonged to Principal Staff Officer 3 to the IGP. But the police on Wednesday denied the allegation. A statement signed by the spokesperson for the police force, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, noted that the Force successfully dismantled a cartel dealing in jewellery worth billions of Naira obtained from armed robbery operations in Abuja and its environs.

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