The Rivers State Police Command has arrested and detained several officers for allegedly extorting $3,000 from a Port Harcourt citizen.
Earlier on Friday evening, a user on X (previously known as Twitter) with the handle of @harrisonbbi18 published a message saying:
“Police officers attached to Rivers State Police Command left Port Harcourt to ABA, ABIA State, arrested a man, took him to Rivers State, Bayelsa State and entered Ughelli, Delta State. After paying 3,000 USD, they moved him back to Port Harcourt and dumped him.”
When contacted on Saturday, the Command Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, promised to revert with more information.
Later, she confirmed the incident, saying the outcome would be public once an investigation was concluded.
See the terse statement issued by the police authorities below:
Re: $3000 USDT Transferred To Police Officers WALLET
The police personnel have been identified and arrested while the investigation is in progress.
The outcome will be made public as soon as it is concluded.
SP Grace Iringe-Koko, ANIPR Police Public Relations Officer, Rivers State Police Command, Port Harcourt.
But when contacted for further information, she declined to confirm how many policemen were arrested or if the victim had been contacted.