SEVEN POLICE OFFICER DISMISSED FOR ALLEGED EXTORTION IN IMO STATE
Seven police officers have been dismissed for alleged extortion by Imo State Police Command.
The dismissed policemen were arrested last month in a bank in Umuahia, Abia State, for conspiracy to extort money from an innocent victim.
They were dismissed based on series of reports/complaints by members of the public on Police brutality, harassments, extortion, illegal checking of phones and flagrant disobedience to the Inspector-General of Police directives on extortion and incivility to members of the public.
The culprit;Ohakim F/No. 462315, Chibuzo, F/No. 505455,Irome Finian, F/No. 505592,George Osueke, F/No. 511966 Cpl. Kelechi Onuegbu, F/No. 512320, Nwagoro Isdore, F/No. 528165,Nwadike Stephen F/No. 528156, were all dismissed for the offence of Discreditable Conduct, Corrupt Practices and Leaving Beat.
Recalled, that the ex-policemen were arrested on November 8,2022, at about 1300hrs, in a bank at Umuahia, Abia State, in the course of performing illegal duty outside their jurisdiction and conspiracy to extort money from an innocent victim.
They were defaulted, tried and found guilty of the charges leveled against them, thus were summarily dismissed and charged to Magistrate Court, Owerri.
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