Commissioner of Police (CP) in Kwara, Adekimi Ojo, has ordered the
arrest of police officers accused of extorting money from a student of the
Federal Polytechnic, Offa, in Kwara, Taiwo Kayode Taye.
The CP said he was disappointed over the conduct of the concerned
officers when the development was brought to his attention, assuring that
discreet investigation would be conducted into the matter and justice would
be served.
It was reliably gathered that the officers of the Anti-Cultism Unit in the state
police command, allegedly arrested, detained and extorted the sum of 200
thousand from Taiwo after forcing him to unlock his phone.
Taiwo was reportedly stopped at Erin-Ile town while heading to Osogbo in
Osun State via a commercial vehicle.
Following his refusal to unlock his phone, he was taken to Ijagbo police
division, the next neighboring town after Offa, where the student still
declined to unlock his phone.
As gathered, it was after this development that he was moved to the state
Criminal Investigation Department, CID, in Ilorin. While at the police
command in Ilorin, police officers at the Criminal Investigation Department
allegedly forced him to unlock his phone and transfer the 200 thousand to
an account named Lucy Akor.
In his reaction to the development in a telephone chat with journalists in
Ilorin today, the police commissioner confirmed the incident and expressed
displeasure and extreme disappointment over the conduct of the accused
officers.
Angered by the incident, Ojo said he has ordered the arrest of the officers
involved, assuring that necessary action will be taken against them.
