Ogun State Residents Petition IGP, Accuse Police Officers Of Extortion Of N5million, Abduction, Brutality
February 7, 2025 News The victims narrated how the police officers in the Sango Area Command allegedly detained, tortured, and extorted them under the guise of an official operation. Ikechukwu Joseph, Solomon Adeniyi, and Alhaja Asisat, three Ogun State residents, have written to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, through their lawyer, the Initiative for the Downtrodden, accusing some police officers of brruality and extortion. The officers; SP Rotimi Ogunmuyiwa, ASP Paul Ataga, IPO Jude Ikhe (Chinedu), and others in Ogun State were alleged to be involved in brutality, extortion, and criminal abduction. The victims narrated how the police officers in the Sango Area Command allegedly detained, tortured, and extorted them under the guise of an official operation. According to the petition, signed by Ayo Ogundeji Esq, and Anaja Michael Marijata for the National President, the officers illegally abducted Joseph from his residence in Peace Estate, Ipaj...