Two police officers attached to the Lagos State Police Command have been arrested for extorting N400,000 from a resident in the Anthony area of the state.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who disclosed this via his Twitter handle, apologised on behalf of the Force for the wrongs committed by his colleagues.
A Twitter user, identified only as Ken, had alleged that officers of Nigerian police extorted N400,000 from him at Anthony area in Lagos State.
Ken said that the policemen forcefully logged into his Bank mobile app and dragged him to a POS centre for a possible withdrawal.
He tweeted, “@Princemoye1 sir please help me, policemen are extorting me of 400k right now in Lagos please help. Men at Antony in Lagos, they logged into my app and directed me to a pos for no reason. Please help sir.”
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— SP Benjamin Hundeyin (@BenHundeyin) June 20, 2022
In his reaction, Nigerian Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, assured that he was already on the matter.
I have spoken with the complainant. I am on this.
— SP Benjamin Hundeyin (@BenHundeyin) June 20, 2022
“I have spoken with the complainant. I am on this,” Benjamin said. “I sincerely apologise on behalf of the Force for their corrupt practice. It doesn’t stop there. Disciplinary action has commenced.”