The Nigeria Police Force said it has begun the probe of an Assistant Commissioner of Police who claimed to have shared an N80 million bribe he collected from a surveillance contractor, Atubi Davison, with the Inspector General of Police, IGP Olukayode Egbetokun; and Commissioner, Rivers State Police Command, CP Polycarp Abonyi.
This was revealed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a note he made available on Monday.
Adejobi, an ACP, said the Monitoring Unit of the Inspector-General of Police was handling the probe which followed a petition by a Delta State-based rights advocate, Israel Joe, over the extortion of Davison by an Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of the Delta State Criminal Investigation Department and two other officers.
The ACP and his team were accused of having claimed to have given N30 million to Egbetokun and N16 million to Abonyi.
Adejobi said: “Following allegations of unprofessionalism, kidnapping, name-dropping, extortion, and illicit enrichment against some officers of the Rivers State Police Command, and the swift intervention of the acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, the officers fingered in a petition by one Israel Joe on behalf of one Mr Atubi Davison are being interrogated by the IGP.
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Monitoring Unit as part of ongoing investigation to unravel the allegations and ascertain its veracity for further necessary action.
“As previously stated, the Nigeria Police Force views these allegations with the utmost seriousness and is fully committed to conducting a comprehensive and transparent investigation. To ensure fairness and impartiality, the complainant who made these allegations will be contacted to come forward and cooperate by providing more relevant information regarding the matter.
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“The Inspector-General of Police, therefore, cautions the public about fraudulent individuals who always attempt to exploit the reputation of the Inspector General of Police and other senior officers for personal gain.
“He urges members of the public to exercise caution and verify the authenticity of anyone claiming to represent Senior Police Officers in any dubious activities while reporting such to the NPF and the Force Public Relations Officer or the Complaint Response Unit desk in any state of the Federation.”
In his petition calling for the probe of the ACP and his two colleagues, Joe said the police on September 14, 2023 stormed Davison’s residence at Peace Avenue Road, Egbelu in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, discovering local and foreign currencies totalling N100 million meant for payment for men securing pipeline facilities in the Niger Delta.
The activist said the police took away the money, two cars and gold necklace, adding that they also arrested four persons seen in the house, including a female.
Joe added: “I met with the Assistant Commissioner, State CIID, and asked him what are you investigating the man for, the ACP told me that is an alleged kidnap case that he doesn’t know if somebody will come and report that his money is missing or is a ransom money, that all they need to do is to see how they can manage the situation that the money is about N100 million.
“A major part of the money is in dollars. I told the ACP they should charge him (Davison) to court if the man committed any offence.
When they saw that calls were coming from different angles, they called us – called the father that they were going to release the two cars to him and any amount they release to him (Davison), he should manage it, that they are going to send N30 million to the IG, N16 million to the state Commissioner of Police.
“At the end of the day, they (the policemen) released the two cars, they released the Chevrolet and Toyota Camry car to him, released only N12 million to him and took away a whopping N80 million along with his gold chain valued about N4 million, the two plasma Television, shoes and clothes they carried from his house.
“The IPO even told us to leave Port Harcourt that criminals may come for us, that we should leave Rivers State. I know one CP called him (AC) and he confirmed that they took away almost N100 million from the man’s house. They released only 12 million naira for the man.
“The 12 million was in dollars. The other people who were arrested with the man bailed themselves, some with one million naira, two million naira, just like that.
“I am calling for a proper investigation. The money should be refunded and all officers involved should be brought to book. If the surveillance workers are not paid, people will go and break the pipeline and the man has nothing to do and it will tell on the economy of the Federal Government of Nigeria.”
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