The Nigeria Police Force said on Monday said that it had
dismissed three policemen attached to Area ‘N’ Command, Ijede-Ikorodu, under
the Lagos State Command.
The affected officers are AP.No 136005 Insp. Okelue
Nkemeonye, F/No. 355897 Sgt. Braimoh Sunday and F/No. 359928 Sgt. Yusuf
Olukoga.
The Head, Public Complaints Rapid Response Unit (PCRRU), ACP
Abayomi Shogunle, made this known in a statement in Abuja.
He said the dismissal followed an Orderly Room trial at the
Zone Two Command Headquarters, Onikan-Yaba, Lagos.
Shogunle explained that the men were found guilty of two
offences bordering on Corrupt Practices and Discreditable Conduct as contained
in the First Schedule of Police Act and Regulations Cap. P19, Laws of the
Federation of Nigeria 2004.
He said that upon the receipt of the complaint on June 21,
the unit dispatched its team to Ikorodu where the three policemen, including AP
No. 98199 ASP Bayo Obadia, who led the team were apprehended.
Shogunle said that preliminary investigation revealed that
all the allegations contained in the WhatsApp message actually happened.
According to him, the four armed police officers falsely
paraded themselves as operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
He said that investigation also showed that the officers
extorted a total sum of N200, 000 from the young men whom they tagged “Yahoo
Yahoo Boys”.
The unit head said that the money was forced from them via
ATM withdrawal (N90,000) and mobile bank money transfer (N110,000), to a third
party account provided by the policemen.
“All the arrested officers, witnesses and recovered exhibits
including the N200, 000 cash and printed bank statement of account were handed
over to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 2 Lagos, for further
detailed investigation and necessary disciplinary measures.
“The approval of the punishment of dismissal from service as
recommended by the Adjudicating officer is part of the outcome of the
disciplinary measures.”
He said that by the AIG Zone 2, Lagos, had issued an
official query to Obadiah who led the team.
He said that the query and his reply and had been forwarded
to the office of the Force Secretary, Force Headquarters, Abuja, from where it
would be sent to the Police Service Commission as
required by Police
Regulations.
Shogunle further said that the Inspector-General of Police,
Mr Ibrahim Idris, said all allegations of professional misconduct reported
against any police officer would be treated in line with the relevant laws.
He enjoined members of the public to report cases of police
misconduct to the PCRRU for resolution, adding that the Idris-led
administration was bent on ensuring a corruption-free Police in Nigeria.
On June 20, the police also dismissed two traffic wardens
attached to the Wuse Police Division for extorting money from a motorist in
Abuja.
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