The Nigeria Police Power on Thursday launched an investigation into an alleged Level of Service operation carried out by officers within the Delta Police Command.
The spokesperson for the command, Vivid Edafe additionally introduced that the Commissioner of Police within the State, CP Yemi Oyeniyi has ordered the abstract trial of two officers for partaking in extortion of a resident of the state.
Edafe famous that the CP’s order adopted the publicity by Harrison Gwamnishu, a safety activist who had alleged that officers of the C Division in Asaba function a practical POS system, which has been put in place for extortion of their victims.
In a video shared on his social media pages, Gwamnishu alleged that the officers serving within the division, together with their Divisional Police Officer, have been concerned within the misconduct.
He stated, “You see that Head Bridge space, dem go Dabo (catch) you from there to inside station. Then they may milk you.”
The video posted by the activist additionally confirmed an officer and a POS operator negotiating cost of N40,000 from a yet-to-be-identified man who was arrested and delivered to the division.
Whereas the officer insisted that he had been billed to pay N50,000; the person was additionally charged N1,500 for the transaction by the POS operator.
Reacting to the video on X, Edafe stated, the officers captured within the video Inspector Augustine Jeremiah and Corporal Miracle Ehirim will proceed on an orderly trial.
He additionally famous that the result of the trial will likely be made public.
“The Delta State Commissioner of Police CP Yemi Oyeniyi, PSC, ACIPM, acipm, mnips has ordered the abstract trial of AP NO: 262712 Inspector Augustine Jeremiah and F/No 519970 Cpl Miracle Ehirim captured on the embarrassing video.
“Their orderly trial will likely be concluded at this time and the result will likely be made public. SAY NO TO IMPUNITY,” Edafe wrote on X.