For assaulting and allegedly extortingtravellers along Adogo-Okene road in Kogi state, Four police officers are facingdisciplinary action after their arrest anddetention.
The Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Idrisu Dauda Dabban, made the disclosure in a statement signed by the police command’s spokesman, DSP William Aya, on Sunday in Lokoja.
The video of the extortion had gone viral on the social media which prompted theimmediate action of the Police authority.
According to the statement, they were alleged to have extorted N25,000 from a traveller and physically assaulted another while on patrol duty along Adogo-Okene road.
The commissioner, who condemned theincident, said that the police officers had been identified and detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department.
According to him, the defaulting officers are ASP Isah Barnabas, Insp Ifediegwu Godwin, Sgt. Emmanuel Ochima and Cpl. Umameh Mathias who was alleged to have physically assaulted one of the travellers.
He pointed out that Barnabas had been issued an official query while the other three junior officers were currently undergoing an orderly room trial (police internal disciplinary action).
The police commissioner noted that theCommand was doing its best to establish contact with the victims and enjoined them (victims) to reach out to the Command through telephone number: 08107899269.
Dabban indicated that the officers, if found guilty, would be dealt with accordingly.
