The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has
ordered the dismissal of four police officers found
guilty of extorting money from members of the
police.
According to a statement released today by the
Assistant Commissioner of Police, Public
Complaint Rapid Response Unit(PCRRU), Abayomi
Shogunle, the affected police officers attached to
the Ijebu-Ode area command in Ogun state are;
(1) AP. No 122800 Inspr. Mufutau Olaosun, (2) F/
No. 366127 Sgt. Adebayo Temitope, (3) F/No.
455593 Cpl. Bakare Taiwo and (4) F/No. 455554
Cpl. Adesoye Ayokunlehin. They were charged,
tried and found guilty in an Orderly Room
conducted at the Area Command Headquarters,
Ijebu-Ode for two offences against discipline as
provided for in Paragraphs E (iii) Discreditable
Conduct and C (ii) Corrupt Practice under the First
Schedule of Police Act and Regulations Cap. P19.
Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.
According to the statement, on the 12th of June,
2017 the Public Complaint Rapid Response Unit
(PCRRU) received a complaint via WhatsApp
number 0805 700 0003 which states thus; “Good
morning sir, My name is (Withheld), living in ijebu
ode, on Wednesday afternoon I went to withdraw
money from the bank and am been sent by my
boss when going back to the office some
policeman car just double cross me and collect
my phone telling I stole the phone I should follow
the to the station and the took me to igbeba
police station here in ijebu asked me to do frog
jump from outside to a room, which I did to afford
being beating. After gotten there they started
calling a internet fraudster which I told them am
not that am an (withheld) and they started beating
slapping me and forcing me to write a statement
which they are the one telling me what to write
and after that they collected 50,000 from me
( from my boss money which I went to withdraw
before ealizing me. Sir that’s my story. All this
are not good and policeman are meant to protect
us but this nowadays police officer have turn this
to another thing by using their power to ride
civilians, maltreating and harassing civilian. The
officers name who headed the squad are been
called which I overhead are name: one is Omo
Alaja while the second is called AY but don’t
know the name of the other 2 officer. Please sir
you have to stop this kind of officer because they
are taking this to far” The complaint was
immediately registered, Tracking Number
#PCRRU451591issued and investigation initiated.
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Igbeba
Division, Ijebu-Ode was mandated to commence
an enquiry straightaway. The policemen were
identified and it was discovered that they
apprehended the complainant on 7th June, 2017
without any reasonable cause and extorted the
sum of Fifty Thousand Naira (N50,000) “Bail
Money” despite the #BailisFreecampaign before
he was eventually released same day. The
extorted N50,000 was subsequently recovered
from these unethical policemen who were armed
in plain clothes on the day of the incident. Their
action is contrary to the directives of the
Inspector-General of Police and unacceptable.
According to the statement, necessary disciplinary
measures were initiated against the erring
policemen.
They were found guilty as charged in an Orderly
Room trial after the presentation of witnesses and
exhibits. Punishment of dismissal from service
was recommended by the Adjudicating officer and
proceedings reviewed by the relevant Nigeria
Police Force (NPF) authorities. The punishment of
dismissal from service has been upheld with
immediate effect and all NPF uniforms and
accouterments including warrant cards (ID cards)
issued to the men have been retrieved with all
dismissal procedures completed. The complainant
was also handed back his N50,000 with an
apology a day after he lodged the complaint.
The elated man after receiving his money thanked
the PCRRU, he said “Great job you people are
doing right there, thank you for the prompt
response”.
Members of the public are advised not to resort
to self-help when faced with case of police
misconduct, but are enjoined to report such to
the PCRRU for resolution.
PCRRU is available 24/7 via the following
channels; Phone Calls Only: 08057000001,
08057000002 | SMS/WhatsApp Only:
08057000003 | BBM:58A2B5DE | Twitter:
@PoliceNG_PCRRU | Facebook:
www.facebook.com/PolicePCRRU | Email:
complaint@npf.gov.ng OR
PolicePCRRU@gmail.com
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