Four Police Officers Caught Extorting ₦53,000 From ICPC Chairman

So, four police officers have been arrested in Abuja for allegedly extorting the ICPC Chairman, Dr. Musa Aliyu (SAN), of ₦53,000 at an illegal checkpoint. Here is the gist behind it.

According to the FCT Police Command, the officers allegedly abandoned their official duty posts and mounted an unauthorized checkpoint around the Banex area in Abuja, where they were reportedly stopping motorists and demanding money.

Unfortunately for them, one of the motorists they stopped was the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).

The officers took him to a POS operator, where he withdrew ₦53,000, paid the transaction charges, and handed the money over to them. They shared the money among themselves, not knowing who their victim was.

The FCT Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Sanusi, described the officers as “a gang of criminals” who had brought embarrassment to the Nigeria Police Force. He disclosed that the officers were declared wanted, tracked down, arrested, and are currently facing disciplinary proceedings and further investigation.

In their defense, they didn’t know that they were stealing from the oga at the top.