Police quiz three officers for allegedly extorting N1m from corps members in Lagos

The Lagos State police command has interrogated three officers for allegedly extorting N1 million from members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in the Surulere area of the state.

This followed the release of footage of the encounter by one Oluyemi Fasipe on his X handle on Friday.

He wrote: “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 @LagosPoliceNG where they were robbed.

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

Dear @BenHundeyin ,

Your officers today in Surulere extorted 1 million naira from 3 corps members. They were threatened with firearms, kidnapped, and taken to the KAFARU OLUWOLE TINUBU HOUSE AREA C POLICE COMMAND of the @LagosPoliceNG where they were robbed. Their offense was… pic.twitter.com/8nJeD0iIFq

— Olúyẹmí Fásípè AICMC (@YemieFash) September 26, 2024

In another post on his X handle, the command’s spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, said the three men have been summoned for investigation on the allegation.

“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,” the spokesman added.

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. https://t.co/yu6Nnm69AP pic.twitter.com/n1Hs2yraIf

— SP Benjamin Hundeyin (@BenHundeyin) September 27, 2024

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