FCT Police reject N1.5m bribe, arrest man for attempting to hinder kidnap case

Operatives of the FCT Police Command have arrested one Yahaya Saleh, a 40-year-old man, for attempting to bribe police investigators with the sum of One Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira (₦1,500,000) in a desperate bid to secure the release of a kidnap suspect currently under investigation.

The Police Public Relations Officer of the FCT Police Command, Abuja, SP Josephine Adeh, in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday @FCT_PoliceNG, indicated that the arrest was made following a discreet operation by officers of the Commands Scorpion Squad, who had been handling the ongoing investigation into a kidnapping syndicate operating within FCT and its environs.

According to the PPRO Yahaya Saleh approached the investigators and offered the bribe as an inducement to compromise the case and unlawfully release one of the arrested suspects.

She maintained that demonstrating professionalism, integrity, and unwavering commitment to justice, the officers promptly declined the offer and initiated necessary legal procedures, leading to Saleh’s immediate arrest.

While an investigation is ongoing to arrest other actors in the syndicate, the Commissioner of Police, CP Ajao S. Adewale, commended the officers for their exemplary conduct and assured the public that the command remains resolute in its stance against corruption and interference with justice.