The Plateau State Police Command says it has arrested two of it’s officers whose photographs went viral on social media as they were forcefully collecting bribes on 16th April, 2022 along Kadarko Road in Wase Council area of Plateau state, North Central Nigeria.
Those arrested and detained includes John Godwin AP/NO302444 INSP and Salihu Garba
AP/NO302376/INSP from 66 PMF who are currently undergoing police trials.
In it’s Bulletin signed by the command’s Spokesman ASP Gabriel Ubah stated that the two mobile policemen were allegedly captured extorting money from motorcyclists and other road users.
The statement added
that the state Commissioner of Police, Batholomew Onyeka, in line with his anti-corruption policy thrust, vows to deal ruthlessly and to get rid of criminally-minded personnel who fall short of ethical standards under his administration to serve as a deterrent to other erring officers.
(Editor: Paul Akhagbemhe)
