A
police inspector attached to the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) in
Ikorodu, Lagos State Command, Charles Omotosho, has been apprehended for
allegedly extorting N5, 000 from a woman.
The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Public
Complaint Rapid Response Unit, Abayomi Sogunle, made this known via a press
statement on Friday.
He said
the alleged police operative was apprehended following a complaint by the
victim, through Twitter.
“On 16th May, 2018, the Public Complaint Rapid
Response Unit (PCRRU) received a complaint from a citizen via Twitter
[@ife_luv12] that a Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) Operative forced her to
make a bank transfer of Five Thousand Naira (N5,000) to the said SARS
operative’s bank account following an arrest for no just cause,” the statement
said.
“PCRRU immediately registered the case
(Tracking Number PCRRU316356) and initiated an investigation. The officer was
promptly identified to be Inspector Charles Omotosho attached to Federal SARS,
Ikorodu, Lagos State. He was immediately removed from front-line police duties
and taken into custody.”
The statement said, in the course of
preliminary investigation, a copy of the officer’s statement of bank account
was obtained and the entry of the said transfer was discovered therein.
The police said it has also been established
that there was a contact between the officer’s patrol team and the complainant
at Ikorodu as contained in the complaint.
“The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has directed
the Assistant Inspector-General of Police Zone 2 Command Lagos to carry out a
detailed investigation and commence immediate necessary disciplinary action
against Inspector Charles Omotosho as provided for in the Police Act and
Regulations Cap. P19. Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004,” the release
added.
- Premium Times
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