Nigeria Police returns extorted money to victims
Nigeria Police Boss Idris Ibrahim
Adetokunbo Fakeye
London, Nov. 7, 2017 (AltAfrika)-The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says it has returned a total sum of Eight hundred and thirty-four thousand naira (N834,000) extorted by some police officers to their rightful owners
Also sixteen (16) police officers have been sanctioned for various acts of professional misconduct including the suspension from service of an Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP Bayo Obadiah attached to Area Command Ikorodu, Lagos over corrupt practices. The sanctions were between July and September, 2017
In a statement signed by the Police Spokesman, Abayomi Shogunle, part of the money recovered from indicted officers includes the sum of ₦100,000 previously extorted from a woman in Kano State who got her money after she contacted the Police Complaint Rapid Response Unit (CRRU.)
Sogunle revealed that a total number of 764 complaints against officers and rank and files were recorded in the Q3 2017, with Lagos State Command topping the state Ranking table with 180 (23.56%), followed by Rivers State with 102 (13.35%) and FCT-Abuja 87 (11.39%).”Sokoto and Plateau State Commands recorded no complaint in the period under review”, he said.
According to Sogunle, Phone call was the most preferred channel through which members of the public reported police infringement with 447 (58.5%), WhatsApp 203 (26.57%), Twitter 19 (2.49%), Facebook 6 (0.71%), SMS 3 (0.39%), BBM 1 (0.13%) and others (Written Petition, Media Publications etc.) 29 (3.80%).
On public sensitization, he disclosed that massive campaigns were carried out in selected states.
