By KEMI KASUMU
Police in Ogun, on Tuesday, dismissed three police officers for allegedly extorting N153,000 from a student of Lagos State University, Sheriff Adedigba.
The three policemen – Inspector Sunday John, Jimoh Asimiya and Solomon Adedapo – allegedly extorted the student while he was travelling from Abeokuta to Lagos.
State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, told newsmen in Abeokuta, that following the report of the extortion, the Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, ordered arrest and detention of the indicted policemen.
The PPRO said the policemen were immediately arrested and subjected to orderly room trial on a three-count charge of corrupt practices, discreditable conduct and disobedience to a lawful order.
Oyeyemi said the three policemen were found guilty of all the charges and subsequently dismissed from the force to serve as a deterrent to others.
The police spokesman added that the extorted money was recovered from the dismissed officers and returned to the victim.
Oyeyemi quoted the state police boss as appealing to members of the public to always “report any act of misconduct from any officer of the command to him personally, or through any of the principal officers of the command, as such will be treated with utmost urgency.”
The police commissioner also warned personnel of the command to desist from any act capable of tarnishing the image of the command.
He said he won’t condone any act of indiscipline.
