Police summons officers for alleged N1m extortion from corp members

Abdullateef Fowewe

The authorities of Lagos State Police Command have summoned three officers over the alleged extortion of N1 million from corps members in the state.

The incident, which reportedly occurred in the Surulere area, was captured on video and circulated on social media on Friday.

A netizen identified as Oluyemi Fasipe shared the footage with the caption, “Dear @BenHundeyin, Your officers today in Surulere extorted 1 million naira from three corps members.

“They were threatened with firearms, kidnapped, and taken to the Kafaru Oluwole Tinubu house Area C Police Command of the Lagos Police where they were robbed.

“Their offence was the absence of a physical copy of a driver’s license. This is evil!”

Meanwhile, in a video, police officers were seen inspecting the documents of car occupants, which escalated into a heated confrontation that drew more officers to the scene.

However, the State Police Spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed on Friday that the officers involved have been invited for further investigation.

He wrote, “The men have been summoned and their trial has commenced.

“We urge the complainants to visit the Complaint Response Unit at the State Headquarters to testify at the ongoing trial.”