Police Officers Arrested Over Kidnapping Business
Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Police Officers Arrested Over Kidnapping
The Nigeria Police Force has announced that police officers who kidnapped a businessman, Omoh Oshoke, in Abuja, the nation’s capital and extorted the sum of N29,900,000 from him in January have been charged.
This was confirmed on Sunday by Force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on X his (formerly Twitter) handle.
Adejobi added that the accomplices including one Elizabeth Amos Busayo, a POS operator and one Thomas Michael who aided the policemen in committing the offence have also been arrested.
In a video in January, it was alleged that the businessman was kidnapped at one of his sites in Abuja by the police officers who were armed and continued to detain him until he transferred all the money in his bank account to them.
They thereafter insisted that he should call his relations and friends to keep sending money before he would be freed.
It was alleged that the man was taken away from his site without any complaint against him and was not asked to write a formal statement by the police officers.
Giving an update on the issue, the police spokesperson said, “In furtherance of our zero tolerance for corruption and extortion, we wish to update the general public on an alleged case of armed robbery, abduction, and extortion carried out by some policemen against one Omoh Oshoke, an Abuja resident.
“The trio identified as Inspectors Francis Ahuean, Semiu Agbaakin, and Osagie Efford, all attached to the FID-STS, have been arrested, investigated and are currently undergoing trial.
“In the same vein, the accomplices including one Elizabeth Amos Busayo, the POS operator and one Thomas Michael, who acted as an informant for the offending police officers, have also been arrested and are currently being investigated alongside the police officers.
“The Police however assures that justice will be served in this case, while we urge our officers to always act and continue to operate within the ambit of the law.”
