Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has approved the demotion of three inspectors to their previous rank of sergeant over alleged involvement in extortion. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
The Inspectors, Osagie Efford, Semiu Agbekin, and Francis Ahuen were attached to the Special Tactical Squad, STS in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. According to the statement, the demoted officers had intercepted an unregistered Mercedes Benz at Gwarinpa area of the territory and 'forced the occupants to part with the total sum of N29.4m'.
The statement reads, 'The trio of Inspectors Osagie Efford, Semiu Agbekin, and Francis Ahuen, attached to the Special Tactical Squad , have been demoted to their previous rank of Sergeant for the extortion of some motorists in Abuja. 'The trio intercepted an unregistered Mercedes Benz at Gwarinpa, Abuja, and forced the occupants to part with the total sum of N29.4m.
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