Anambra Police Commissioner, Ikioye Orutugu
Anambra Police Commissioner, Ikioye Orutugu, has ordered the detention of three Police Inspectors for alleged corruption
The three Policemen were said to have extorted a resident after searching his phone during patrol.
The incident, according to the command’s spokesman, Tochukwu Ikenga, took place on Wednesday
He said the CP has further directed the immediate commencement of internal disciplinary proceedings of the Force on the Policemen
Ikenga further said that Orutugu frowned at the poor character exhibited by the three men, adding they accosted an unsuspecting member of the public during a security patrol, forcibly searched his phone and extorted him.
He described the Nigeria Police Force as a disciplined, transparent, responsible, responsive and accountable institution . (The Nation)
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