Wednesday, July 29, 2026 -The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory Command, Ahmed Sanusi, has ordered the orderly room trial of four police officers accused of abandoning their duty posts and extorting ₦52,000 from the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu (SAN).
The FCT Police Command disclosed this in a statement issued
on Tuesday by its spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh.
The officers identified are ASP Clement Ehigala, ASP Sunday
Okpe, Inspector Samuel Onoja and Sergeant Yakubu Emmanuel.
According to the command, the incident occurred on July 11,
2026, at about 3:34 p.m., when the officers allegedly left their statutory duty
posts and proceeded to the Banex Plaza Junction in Wuse II, where they
conducted an unauthorised traffic enforcement operation.
“During the course of the illegal traffic duty, the officers
stopped a motorist on the allegation of violating traffic regulations and
extorted the sum of ₦52,000
from him. The victim was subsequently identified as the Chairman of the
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr.
Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN.
“Following receipt of the complaint, the Commissioner of
Police, FCT Command, CP Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, PhD, FCAI, ordered the immediate
arrest of the four officers and directed that they be subjected to orderly room
trial for abandoning their lawful duty posts, embarking on unauthorised traffic
enforcement, and engaging in the alleged extortion,” the statement read.
The command said disciplinary proceedings had commenced
against the officers in line with established police regulations.
“The Command has commenced disciplinary proceedings against
the officers in line with established police regulations, reaffirming its
commitment to professionalism, accountability, and zero tolerance for
misconduct by its personnel,” Adeh stated.
The latest development follows the police commissioner’s
disclosure last Monday that four officers had been arrested for allegedly
extorting the ICPC chairman during an illegal stop-and-search operation around
the Banex area.
Sanusi had described the officers as “thieves” who had no
business wearing the police uniform, alleging that they abandoned their
designated duty posts, mounted an illegal checkpoint and extorted the
anti-graft agency chairman without knowing his identity.
He had also vowed that any officer found culpable would face
severe disciplinary action, including dismissal where necessary.
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