Corruption, Extortion At Police Stations Push More Nigerians To Use ‘Online Police’
The police personnel and authorities, who on Twitter, are constrained to request for bribes or show favouritism, are then obligated to look into the enquiries and follow up on the reports.
by SaharaReporters, New York
May 06, 2021
A growing number of Nigerians who experience assaults and other infractions from the police have now found a new way to report to police authorities and enforce their human rights.
Checks by SaharaReporters show that more Nigerians now patronise the Police Complaints Response Unit which gets a number of enquiries, cases and reports daily from Nigerians who prefer the “online police station.”
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Published 28 April 2021
The Ogun State Police Command has announced the dismissal from service of the three policemen, who were involved in the forceful extortion of N153,000 from one Sheriff Adedigba.
The affected cops, Inspector Sunday John, Sergeant Jimoh Asimiya and Sergeant Solomon Adedapo, were alleged to have forcefully extorted the amount from the victim, while he was travelling from Abeokuta to Lagos.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.
Oyeyemi said, “Having heard about the incident on social media, the Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, ordered the immediate arrest and detention of the officers involved in the dastardly act.
Three Policemen Dismissed In Ogun For Extorting N153,000 From Lagos University Student
They were alleged to have extorted the said amount from the victim while he was travelling from Abeokuta to Lagos.
by Saharareporters, New York
Apr 27, 2021
The Ogun State Police Command has dismissed three policemen, who were involved in the forceful extortion of N153,000 from one Sheriff Adedigba, a student of the Lagos State University.
The command stated on Tuesday that the three policemen namely Inspector Sunday John, Sergeant Jimoh Asimiya and Sergeant Solomon Adedapo were found guilty after an orderly room trial and dismissed.
They were alleged to have extorted the said amount from the victim while he was travelling from Abeokuta to Lagos.
Three Policemen In Trouble For Extorting N153,000 From Lagos University Student
The policemen – Inspector Sunday John, Sergeant Jimoh Asimiya and Sergeant Solomon Adedapo, were arrested by the Owode Egba division in Ogun State when the matter came to the notice of the state Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Apr 26, 2021
The Ogun State Police Command has detained three policemen for extorting the sum of N153,000 from a student of Lagos State University, Sheriff Adedigba.
The policemen – Inspector Sunday John, Sergeant Jimoh Asimiya and Sergeant Solomon Adedapo, were arrested by the Owode Egba division in Ogun State when the matter came to the notice of the state Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun.
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