- Saliu recounted that the officers, in collaboration with the station’s DPO, threatened him and his brother with potential incarceration if they were unable to produce receipts for the phones found in possession of Saliu’s brother
The Commissioner of Police for Lagos State, Idowu Owohunwa, has taken action to remove the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) from their position at Meiran Police Station following allegations of extortion.
An engineer, Ibrahim Saliu, shared with journalists that he was extorted N200,000 by certain officers associated with Meiran Police Station in Lagos State on a recent Saturday.
Saliu recounted that the officers, in collaboration with the station’s DPO, threatened him and his brother with potential incarceration if they were unable to produce receipts for the phones found in possession of Saliu’s brother.
He said, “The DPO took the iPhones, removed the warranty stickers, and declared that my brother and I are thieves and armed robbers.
“The next thing I heard was the DPO giving them an order to detain us and that we would be locked up for stealing and armed robbery. We were surprised that we started begging.”
Saliu disclosed that he was asked to make a N500,000 payment to secure their freedom. They agreed to N200,000, paid in cash per the officers’ order.
In a tweet confirming the incident Wednesday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed that the CP Lagos has ordered the immediate removal of the Meiran Police Station DPO.
Hundeyin wrote, “CP Idowu Owohunwa has ordered the immediate removal of DPO Meiran for leadership dereliction and supervisory ineptitude.
“Meanwhile, all the officers involved have been identified and are currently at the Command headquarters where their orderly room trial has commenced.”