The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 13 Anambra State, AIG Tony Olofu, has ordered the return of the N500,000 extorted from one Mr Cletus Nwebor by some police officers over a matter pending in court. SaharaReporters reported on August 15, 2023, that a civil society organisation, Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN), had petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun over the alleged unlawful detention and extortion of N500,000 from Mr Nwebor by some police officers.
A civil society organisation, Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN), has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun over the alleged unlawful detention and extortion of N500,000 from one Mr Cletus Nwebor by some police officers in Zone 13, Anambra state.
The Enugu State Command of the Nigeria Police Force says it has arrested two middle-aged men in possession and selling counterfeited redesigned N1000 notes in the state. A statement on Friday by the Command's spokesperson, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, said the suspects were arrested on Thursday at about 9:05pm at Iheakpu-Awka in Igbo-Eze South local government area with N180,000 of the counterfeited redesigned N1,000 banknotes. Ndukwe gave the names of the suspects as Joseph Chinenye, aged 39, and Onyeka Kenneth Ezeja aged 29.