Police Vow To Eradicate Shameful, Unholy Act Of Extortion In Stations Ahead Of Elections

Spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has condemned policemen demanding money from complainants before reporting and referring a case for investigation.

Adejobi, in a series of post on the microblogging platform, Twitter, vowed to eradicate such disservice and unholy acts from the Police command.

He stressed that, not only is it shameful, but also unprofessional and criminal for any policeman to indulge in such act.

He further urged the public to ensure they report any of such cases to their command CPs and PPRO’s via the provided complaints platforms.

He tweeted: “It’s unprofessional, shameful, and criminal for any policeman to demand money from any complainant before reporting and referring a case for investigation at any police station.

“We have received several complaints that some personnel at the counter(charge room) demand for dettol, detergent, and other items from relations of suspects in detention before having access or getting food to them. This is an absurdity, and it’s condemned in its totality.

“We are working with command CPs and PPROs to address this with a view to eradicating such disservice and unholy acts. Nigerians are hereby urged to report any of such cases to their command CPs and PPROs and lodge the same via our provided complaints platforms.

“It must be stated without mincing words and emphatically that this act is unethical, unprofessional, and in variance with our SOP. Thanks.”