By Damilare Adeleye
CP Idowu Owohunwa, Lagos State Commissioner of Police, has ordered the removal of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the Meiran Police Station in Lagos State over allegation bordering on extortion.
It was learnt that one Ibrahim Saliu claimed that some policemen attached to the Meiran Police Station in Lagos State extorted N200,000 from him on Saturday.
Saliu disclosed that the officers, alongside the station’s DPO, threatened him and his brother with jail time should they fail to provide receipts for the phones seen with Saliu’s brother.
He said, “The DPO took the iPhones, removed the warranty stickers, and declared that my brother and I are thieves and armed robbers.
“The next thing I heard was the DPO giving them an order to detain us and that we would be locked up for stealing and armed robbery. We were surprised that we started begging.”
Saliu disclosed that he was asked to make a N500,000 payment to secure their freedom, which they later agreed to N200,000 and paid in cash.
Meanwhile, in a tweet confirming the incident Wednesday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, said the CP Lagos has ordered the immediate removal of the Meiran Police Station DPO.
Hundeyin wrote, “CP Idowu Owohunwa has ordered the immediate removal of DPO Meiran for leadership dereliction and supervisory ineptitude.
“Meanwhile, all the officers involved have been identified and are currently at the Command headquarters where their orderly room trial has commenced.”