A policeman, Inspector Taloju Martin, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly extorting the sum of N40,000 over a car said to have been impounded.
The owner was said to have violated the sit-at-home order before his car was impounded.
Inspector Martin, the spokesman of the Lagos Police Command, DSP Bala Elkana, said, was arrested following a video in the social media showing him as having been caught in the act.
The money was said to have been recovered from him and handed to the owner.
Also, the Inspector was said to have been handed over to Provost Marshall for Orderly Room Trials.
The statement announcing his arrest reads:
“Attention of Lagos State Police Command is drawn to a video on social media in which an Inspector was captured counting #40,000 he extorted from the owner of a vehicle he impounded for violating restriction of movement order.
“After analysing the video, the culprit was identified and arrested. He is Inspector Taloju Martin attached to Ago Police Station as Station Officer (SO). The complainant has also been identified. The money extorted is recovered and handed over to him by the Commissioner of Police.
“The Commissioner of Police Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu psc has ordered the Deputy Commissioner of Police in Charge of Criminal Investigation to carry out an in depth investigation into the activities of Ago Police Station as a whole. Meanwhile, the Inspector arrested is handed over to Provost Marshall for Orderly Room Trials. Commissioner of Police has reaffirmed his stance against corrupt practices and impunity. Members of the public will be updated on the outcome of the investigation.”
