Oti said that the policemen faced dismissal if found guilty, stressing, however, that the victim was not stripped naked during interrogation as being alleged in some quarters.
According to him, the affected policemen have been transferred to the Provost Section of the Command for investigation.
According to report, the officers allegedly accosted the victim coming from Togo to celebrate Christmas in Nigeria at Iyana – Ira, Badagry area on Dec. 17.
The suspects subjected the victim to tortuous search and interrogation, where they discovered the sum of money with him.
They were alleged to have bundled him into their patrol vehicle to Ijanikin police station where they seized his money and invited a bureau de change operator to exchange the CFA currency into Naira equivalent.
The suspects been satisfied they had subdued their victim with a threat, they allegedly released him and gave him N2000 out of his money, to enable him locate his Lagos residence.
It was further learnt that the victim, after regaining freedom from his alleged police captors, told his family all he went through, which led to a complaint to Area ‘K’ Commander, ACP Hope Okafor.
ACP Okafor was said to have intervened by recovering the stolen money and arrested the erring policemen for interrogation.
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According to him, the affected policemen have been transferred to the Provost Section of the Command for investigation.
According to report, the officers allegedly accosted the victim coming from Togo to celebrate Christmas in Nigeria at Iyana – Ira, Badagry area on Dec. 17.
The suspects subjected the victim to tortuous search and interrogation, where they discovered the sum of money with him.
They were alleged to have bundled him into their patrol vehicle to Ijanikin police station where they seized his money and invited a bureau de change operator to exchange the CFA currency into Naira equivalent.
The suspects been satisfied they had subdued their victim with a threat, they allegedly released him and gave him N2000 out of his money, to enable him locate his Lagos residence.
It was further learnt that the victim, after regaining freedom from his alleged police captors, told his family all he went through, which led to a complaint to Area ‘K’ Commander, ACP Hope Okafor.
ACP Okafor was said to have intervened by recovering the stolen money and arrested the erring policemen for interrogation.
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