xThe dismissed officers are Inspector Sunday John, Sergeant Jimoh Asimiya, and Sergeant Solomon Adedapo. They were alleged to have forcefully extorted the said amount from the victim while he was travelling from Abeokuta to Lagos. Oyeyemi said the Commissioner of Police, Edward Awolowo Ajogun, ordered the immediate arrest and detention of the officers involved in the dastardly act. x“They were found guilty of all the charges and subsequently dismissed from the force to serve as a deterrent to others. He also warned officers to desist from any act capable of tarnishing the image of the command, as such would not be condoned.

Source: The Guardian April 28, 2021 03:34 UTC