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Ogun Police Arrest Three Inspectors For Extorting Motorcyclists
Inappropriate actions of the three policemen were subsequently shared on social media.
Abeokuta, Ogun State– The Ogun State Police Command have arrested three of its inspectors who were captured on camera extorting commercial motorcyclists.
The incident occurred on October 19, at Maawu Bus stop in the Agbado area of the state.
The arrested officers have been identified as Inspector Ikhanorba Lucky, Inspector Paul Sunday, and Inspector Edwin Ekeogu.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, confirmed the arrest in a statement said three inspectors were apprehended in connection with “an incident of professional misconduct while on visibility policing duty at Maawu Bus stop in Agbado area of the State.”
She added that the “inappropriate actions of the three policemen were subsequently shared on social media.”
Odutola added that the State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, has strongly condemned the “unprofessional act” of the three men.
“To address this misconduct, the Command has activated appropriate disciplinary measures against the erring personnel to ensure that they are held accountable for their misconduct and to serve as a deterrent to others who might be tempted to toe this ignoble path,” the statement read.