The Imo State Police Command has dismissed seven officers over alleged extortion, following their arrest on November 8, 2022 at a bank, while they were allegedly working outside their jurisdiction and conspiring to extort an un-identified innocent resident.
Penpushing reports that, the Command Public Relations Officer Michael Abattam, made this known in a statement, explaining that the dismissal of the officers followed a series of complaints to the Commissioner of Police In the state against the officers by some residents.
The statement issued by Abattam , a chief superintendent of police added that the complainants accused some police officers of brutality, harassment, extortion and illegal checking of their mobile phones.
Penpushing further reports that, he said the offences were allegedly committed by the officers which include Chibuzo Ohakim, Finian Irome, George Osueke and Kelechi Onuegbu. Nwagoro Isdore, Stephen Nwadike and Plastidus Ihemtuge, in fragrant disobedience to the directives by Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali.
“They were defaulted, tried and found guilty (by police authorities) of the charges levelled against them, thus were summarily dismissed and charged to Magistrate Court, Owerri with charge sheet number no: OW/746C/2022,” he said.
Penpushing also reports that, the statement said the commissioner of police has consequently directed all area commanders, heads of departments, divisional police officers and tactical teams’ commanders of various police units in the state to ensure officers under them do not commit such offences.
The commissioner emphasized that officers found guilty or complicit in such offences would face disciplinary actions and also directed officers’ in-charge of his (the commissioner’s) Monitoring Unit and the IGP’s X-Squad Unit to commence high level monitoring of police officers within and outside the metropolis to prevent any unprofessional conduct by them.
Penpushing reports that he equally urged residents of the state to conduct themselves properly at all times during their encounters with officers to avoid infractions which may result in their prosecution, and encouraged them to use the command’s emergency control room numbers in times of distress or whenever they are being harassed by any member of the Nigeria Police Force for quick intervention,
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