Kwara Police Investigate Officers Who 'Extorted' Trader Of N2m
The Kwara State Police Command on Tuesday said it was still investigating some officers over alleged extortion of a forex trader to the tune of N2m.
The PPRO, Okasanmi Ajayi, while speaking with City & Crime, the matter is still under investigation.
“Yes, we received an allegation that some policemen were involved in extortion of a businessman to the tune of N2m. But the substance of the allegation is still undergoing investigation and when we are through, I will avail you the outcome,” Okasanmi added.
According to a report by FIJ, an online news platform, policemen attached to Harmony Squad, State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Kwara, harassed and extorted one James Karunwi, a forex trader, of N2m.
“He said he visited Ilorin two weeks ago, and was going to a market with a friend when a police patrol squad van accosted them.
“He said the officers ordered him and his friend to submit their phones. He identified some of them as Jude, Taiwo and Danjuma.
After searching through the phones, the police dragged them to the SCID headquarters, made them write a statement and then forced Karunwi to give them N2m through a Point of Sale (POS) merchant in the area,” the report added.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
EFCC Oyawoye Folorunsho Erubu Economic And Financial Crimes Commission Doyin Awoyale Ibrahim Sulu Gambari Jaiz Bank Aso-ofi Olusin Of Ijara Isin Ilorin Innovation Hub Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye AbdulGaniyu Kareem Mustapha Akanbi Micheal Imoudu Halidu Danbaba Oniyangi Kunle Sulaiman Raji AbdulRasaq Ibrahim Mashood Ayinde Oyepitan Olohungbebe Yomi Ogunsola Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education Musa Abdullahi Kwara State Football Association ASMAU PLAZA Afeyin-Olukuta Prince Sunday Fagbemi Mazars Consulting Michael Imoudu National Institute For Labour Studies Abubakar Baba Sulaiman Ariyo Gaa Olobi Isaac Aderemi Kolawole Saheed Alakoso Abubakar Imam Muslim Cementary Gwanara Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen Fulani Yusuf AbdulRasheed Asa LGEA School Shade Omoniyi Baba Isale Hassan Taiye Salam Elerin Of Adanla PharmAccess Foundation Salihu Ajibola Ajia Susan Modupe Oluwole Wasiu Onidugbe Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh Ndama Al-hassan Code Of Conduct Tribunal Najim Yaasin Kwara North Boko Haram Mahmud Ayinla Giwa Idris Garba Chikanda Bayo Ajia Ijagbo Kayode Yusuf Bashir Badawi Aliyu U. Tilde Yusuf Lanre Badmus Ile Arugbo Amada Jidda Galadiman Ngeri Saba Mamman Daniel REO CAKES Unilorin FM ARMTI Abubakar Aliagan Issa Baba Valsolar Consultoria New Model Police Station IF-K Agor

