Police Clamp Down On Three Police Officers After Alleged Extortion Of Abia Travellers

Three Police Officers who disguised themselves as operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have been arrested by the Rivers State Police Command for abducting and extorting over N4m from travellers in Abia State.

This incident was revealed on Sunday by  a police source who pleaded anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the incident. He stated that the officers carried out the act on Monday, January 15 and and that the two male victims extorted and kidnapped are Uwaka Ifeanyi and Kalu Nnana.

The source revealed, “The two travellers had driven into a filling station along the area when the culprits who came with their van approached them and identified themselves as the EFCC officials. They also brought out their identification cards bearing the EFCC logo. After that, they arrested the two victims, took them into their van and threatened to take them to their Lagos zonal office in connection with an ongoing investigation.  When they got to Delta State en route to Lagos, the policemen started negotiating with them.  The victims were later made to pay a sum of N4.2m through transfer into a certain account.

“Immediately after the officers confirmed the payment, they released and abandoned their victims around the Government Residential Area in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital.”

The source added that the two victims reported the incident, thereby prompting the police to begin an investigation immediately.

GWG gathered that this led to the arrest of the two ASPs who are both attached to the Intelligence and Surveillance Unit of the Nigeria Police Force. An Inspector from the command was arrested as well. 

“The police command will issue queries to the arrested officers while Inspector Odey will be subjected to an orderly room trial,” the police source disclosed.

The state Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko has equally confirmed the incident. She stated, “The incident happened. It’s a case of extortion.”

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