Nigerian Police Inspector, Adabo Mohammed, Dismissed for Involvement in N29.8 Million Robbery in Abuja
A Nigerian police inspector, Adabo Mohammed, has been relieved of his duties after being implicated in a robbery where a victim lost N29.8 million in Abuja. The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
Mohammed and five accomplices were allegedly part of an armed robbery gang responsible for the theft of N29.8 million during a robbery operation in the Gwagwalada area of Abuja, according to Adejobi.
Additionally, Mohammed was implicated in the kidnapping of Ikechukwu Emmanuel Okafor in the Tunga Maje area of Abuja, where N4.4 million in ransom was collected. Adejobi stated that the dismissed officer has been charged to court accordingly.
Furthermore, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, approved the demotion of three inspectors to the rank of sergeant over allegations of extortion. The demoted officers, Osagie Efford, Semiu Agbekin, and Francis Ahuen, were attached to the Special Tactical Squad (STS) in the FCT.
The demotion follows an incident where the officers intercepted an unregistered Mercedes Benz in the Gwarinpa area of the territory and coerced the occupants into parting with a total sum of N29.4 million. Adejobi noted that while the money has been returned to the complainants, the officers underwent an orderly room trial and subsequent demotion in line with extant laws.
This development comes on the heels of the dismissal of two police constables caught on video demanding money from a Dutch tourist in the Ojongbodu axis of the Iseyin-Ogbomoso Road in Oyo State five months ago. The constables, Jimoh Lukmon and Kareem Fatai, were captured on video soliciting money from a tourist from the Netherlands, Ms. Noraly Schoenmaker.
According to the police boss, the duo repeatedly engaged in professional misconduct, extortion, incivilities towards members of the public, and corruption, despite numerous warnings and directives against such behavior.
