Police Inspector in viral video arrested and tried for extortion in Lagos.
The Police officer attached to Ago Palace Way Division in Lagos seen in a viral video counting his proceed from extortion has been arrested by the Command.
This was posted by popular Nigerian rapper Ruggedman where he was seen counting money alleged to be a bribe he collected from one of those he arrested.
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12th April, 2020.— Nigeria Police Force (@PoliceNG) April 12, 2020
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Police Inspector in viral video arrested and tried for extortion
Attention of Lagos State Police Command is drawn to a video on social media in which an Inspector was captured counting #40,000 he extorted from the owner pic.twitter.com/q59VoU80gU
He also said that the man quest had gone to stock up food and other household items when the officer intercepted him and others, delayed them for several hours and demanded N50,000 bribe which was later negotiated to N40,000.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana confirmed the incident said that the inspector in the video has been identified and detained while an investigation was launched to finally address the allegation.
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