Four police
officers from the Anti Robbery Squad, SARS attached to Area K Badagry
have been arrested and taken to X-Squad Ikeja for using guns to force a
helpless man, Apagbo John to the bank to withdraw N140,000 in the night
in exchange of his life.
The officers were
identified as two Inspectors, Pativon Patrick and Owolabi Oke and two
other Sergeants namely Momoh Jimoh and Akinmade Kehinde.
The incident happened at about 10pm at the ATM of Agbara branch of UBA along Badagry Expressway, Lagos.
P.M.EXPRESS gathered
that the dastardly act was leaked to the Area Commander, Hope Okafor who
promptly intervened, ordered for their arrest and detention and they
were subsequently transferred to the X-Squad for necessary action.
The suspects were currently detained at the State Police Command, Ikeja where they will likely face room trial.
It was gathered that
the victim, John suffered his fate when he was driving home late in the
evening with his parents vehicle and there was traffic along the
expressway.
The accused police officers stopped him beside the road,
labeled him a suspect and threatened to kill him that night as a robber.
It was gathered that he pleaded with them not to kill him
but asked them to take everything he had on him including the vehicle to
spare his life.
They then allegedly forced him to their office at Area K
Command, where they told him that he can only be alive if he will bring
certain amount of money.
John told the officers that he was with his ATM card and had about N140,000 in the account.
It was learnt that they marched him to Agbara that night with their guns where he withdrew the money and gave them.
After they collected the money, they insisted it was not enough and detained him at Area K Command.
Meanwhile, the money he withdrew at the bank belonged to his father who received alerts on the withdrawals.
However, the evil plot was exposed when his parents started
making inquiry on what was happening to him and John was traced to the
Command.
It was then the information got to the Area Commander,
Okafor who was still in the office and she quickly stepped in, ordered
the arrest of the officers, collected the money back and returned to the
victim.
When our correspondent visited X-Squad at the Ikeja
Command, the suspects were still detained there where they were making
useful statements.
The incident was well known in the area and has attracted public condemnation.
The residents
commended the Area Commander for her resilience in the fight to reduce
corruption among the officers, which they said were unprecedented in the
area.
The Area Commander could not be reach for comment.
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