Lagos Police Summons, Commences Trial Of Officers Who Extorted N1m From Corps Members

The Lagos State Police Command has summoned four officers who were accused of extorting three (3) Corps members in the state.

The State Police Command Spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin disclosed this in a short post on his x handle while reacting to the report and video evidence of the officers caught on camera.

An X user, Oluyemi Fasipe, who reported the incident to SP Hundeyin also shared videos of the alleged infractions.

The user wrote, “Dear @BenHundeyin, Your officers today in Surulere extorted 1 million naira from 3 corps members. They were threatened with firearms, kidnapped, and taken to the KAFARU OLUWOLE TINUBU HOUSE AREA C POLICE COMMAND of the @LagosPoliceNG where they were robbed. Their offense was the absence of a physical copy of a driver’s license. This is evil!”

Reacting to the allegations, the Lagos police spokesman said the men have been summoned and trial has commenced. He also shared a photo of the officers.

The command image maker wrote, “The men have been summoned and their trial has commenced.

“We urge the complainants to visit the Complaint Response Unit at the State Headquarters to testify at the ongoing trial.”

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