Police parade officers allegedly concerned in abduction, extortion of $3000

Three cops in Rivers State who had been allegedly concerned in extortion of $3,000 from two travellers in Abia State are to face orderly room trial.

The police spokesperson within the state, Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this on Monday in Port Harcourt, whereas parading the three officers, Punch newspaper reported.

Mrs Iringe-Koko, a police superintendent, recognized the officers as two assistant superintendents of police – Doubara Edonyabo and Expertise Mungo, and an inspector – Odey Michael.

She mentioned the motion was a part of the inner disciplinary measures taken towards the officers for his or her involvement in illegal actions.

Extortion

A human rights activist in Delta State, Harrison Gwamnishu, final Friday, made a post on X, by way of his deal with, @HarrisonBbi18, the place he accused the officers of arresting a person and extorting $3,000 from him earlier than “dumping” him in Port Harcourt.

“The cops hooked up to Rivers State command left Port Harcourt to Aba, Abia State, arrested the person, took him to Rivers State, Bayelsa State and entered Ughelli, Delta State.

“After paying 3000 USDT, they moved him again to Port Harcourt and dumped him. Let it’s on report that the commissioner of police in Rivers State, is conscious of this kidnapping by males beneath his supervision,” he wrote in X.

A couple of hours later, Mrs Iringe-Koko in her terse response to the put up on X mentioned “The cops have been recognized and arrested whereas the investigation is in progress.”

She assured final Friday that the end result of the police investigation can be made public.

Mrs Iringe-Koko, in an announcement on Monday, mentioned the $3000, an quantity equal to N4.2 million had been recovered from the officers and returned to the victims on 18 January.

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“The victims had been arrested in Abia State, taken to Delta, Bayelsa and Rivers states respectively for alleged fraud by a yet-to-be-seen complainant,” she mentioned with out disclosing the identities of the victims, their offence and why they had been taken to the three states.

“Following a complete inquiry, it has been established that the actions of the officers in query had been in clear violation of the legislation and the moral requirements anticipated of members of the Nigeria Police Power.

“Because of this, acceptable disciplinary measures are being taken to deal with this grave misconduct.”

She mentioned the 2 assistant superintendents of police have been issued with official queries, whereas the inspector has been slated for an orderly room trial.

In keeping with her, the errant officers had been paraded publicly for transparency, professionalism and accountability and to indicate that their behaviour was unacceptable and didn’t signify the values and ideas of the police.

“We deeply remorse the detrimental impression that such misconduct could have on the status of the Rivers State Command and the Nigeria Police Power basically.

“The Inspector Basic of Police has persistently articulated a zero-tolerance stance towards corruption and misconduct throughout the Power, and this incident doesn’t mirror the aspirations of the Nigeria Police Power as an entire.

Mrs Iringe-Koko urged the general public to proceed to think about the police, as they try to keep up the belief and confidence of the residents they swore to serve.