The Lagos State Police Command has summoned five police officers who allegedly extorted N155,000 from a student.
The command spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this via his verified Twitter handle on Wednesday.
Hundeyin stated that all the officers were summoned to the police headquarters in Ikeja, Lagos State.
He said those summoned included an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) and four Inspectors, adding that further updates will be provided on the case.
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A polytechnic student, Sanni Faruk, had alleged that five police officers attached to Meiran Division extorted N155,000 from him on Sunday.
He alleged that the officers forced him out of a bus at the Abule-Egba area of the state while on his way to school, handcuffed and took him to Meiran police station.
He claimed that while at the station, he was forced to transfer the money in his bank account to an OPay account before he was released.
The student added that the N155,000 taken from him was for the payment of his accommodation in school.
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