Lagos CP Orders Removal of DPO After Officers Extorted N200k From Engineer

Posted by Thandiubani on Wed 18th Oct, 2023 - tori.ng

According to Saliu, the officers, alongside the station’s DPO, threatened him and his brother with jail time should they fail to provide receipts for the phones seen with Saliu’s brother.

 
An order has been given for the removal of the Divisional Police Officer of the Meiran Police Station in Lagos State over alleged extortion.
 
The order was given by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa.
 
This happened after an engineer, Ibrahim Saliu, who spoke with PUNCH Metro narrated how some policemen attached to the Meiran Police Station in Lagos State extorted N200,000 from him on Saturday.
 
According to Saliu, the officers, alongside the station’s DPO, threatened him and his brother with jail time should they fail to provide receipts for the phones seen with Saliu’s brother.
 
He said, “The DPO took the iPhones, removed the warranty stickers, and declared that my brother and I are thieves and armed robbers.

“The next thing I heard was the DPO giving them an order to detain us and that we would be locked up for stealing and armed robbery. We were surprised that we started begging.”

Saliu disclosed that he was asked to make a N500,000 payment to secure their freedom. They agreed to N200,000, paid in cash per the officers’ order.
 
In a tweet confirming the incident Wednesday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed that the CP Lagos has ordered the immediate removal of the Meiran Police Station DPO.
 
Hundeyin wrote, “CP Idowu Owohunwa has ordered the immediate removal of DPO Meiran for leadership dereliction and supervisory ineptitude.

“Meanwhile, all the officers involved have been identified and are currently at the Command headquarters where their orderly room trial has commenced.”
 
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