Crime
Policemen arrested for allegedly extorting N3m from a Ghana returnee
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested some policemen attached to the Zone 16 Command in Yenagoa, Bayelsa for their alleged involvement in a N3 million extortion case.
This was disclosed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, on Thursday, September 5, 2024.
The officers allegedly extorted the said sum from a Ghana-based Nigerian man, identified as Liberty Kelechi Isaac, at gunpoint on Monday.
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