The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris has dismissed three policemen from the Nigeria Police Force for their involvement in illegal arrest and detention of some people. The dismissed personnel; AP.No 136005 Inspr. Okelue Nkemeonye, F/No. 355897 Sgt. Braimoh Sunday and F/No. 359928 Sgt. Yusuf Olukoga were attached to Area Command Ijede-Ikorodu under Lagos State Command. The personnel who were armed pretended to be Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) harassed their victims and collected N200,000 from them before they were released.
In a statement in Abuja Monday by the Officer in charge of Public Complaint Rapid Response Unit (PCRRU), Abayomi Shogunle stated that the personnel tagged their victims Internet fraudsters ‘Yahoo Yahoo boys. Shogunle said investigation revealed that they policemen collected N90,000 through ATM withdrawal and N110,000 through mobile bank money transfer to a third party account provided by the policemen.
Shogunle said the officers were found guilty and dismissed after they appeared at Orderly Room trial at the Zone Two Command Headquarters, Onikan-Yaba, Lagos.
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