Force Headquarters Reacts
- By Halimah Olamide
Luck Runs out of some men of the Nigerian Police in Osun as they were caught by the Speaker House of Assembly, allegedly extorting young people
The Speaker of the Osun state House of Assembly, Hon. Adewale Egbedun, has stopped some policemen in Osun from extorting money from some young persons at a checkpoint in the state.
NPO Reports learnt that Egbedun was traveling on the same road when his convoy stumbled on a passenger bus with most of the occupants being young people.
Egbedun had reportedly stopped to make inquiries from the young passengers who informed him that the policemen had forced them to transfer money from their accounts.
The Osun state speaker thereafter insisted the money collected must be returned immediately.
A video of the scene seen by the NPO Reports showed Egbedun telling his aides to record the videos of the extorting policemen.
“Iru radarada wo niyen?” “What kind of rubbish is that)” the speaker was heard shouting.
While being recorded, some of the policemen tried to cover their faces to avoid being identified.
NPO Reports learnt that the incident happened on the way to Ile-Ogbo, in Aiyedire Local Government Area of the state.
The police command in Osun could not be reached at the time of filing this report for comment.
Responding to NPO Reports inquiries, Force PRO, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the arrest of the officers involved. He said the Commissioner of Police in Osun has been proactive enough over the matter when it got to his attention.
“They have been arrested and the matter will be investigated. We are aware of this. We have zero tolerance for extortion and inappropriate behaviours. And the IGP has made it clear, so no compromise on the fight against corruption in the police,” Adejobi told the NPO Reports
Extortion is a major source of image problem for the police in the country. The Force had dismissed many in the past over extortion.