Monday, July 20, 2026 - The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has detained four officers accused of extorting N53,000 from the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Aliyu (SAN), during an unauthorised stop-and-search exercise in Abuja.
Addressing journalists in Abuja on Monday, July 20, the FCT
Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Sanusi, condemned the officers, describing them
as “thieves” who had disgraced the police force through their actions.
Investigations by the police showed that the officers
allegedly abandoned their assigned duty posts, converged around the Banex area
of Wuse and erected an illegal checkpoint where they targeted motorists for
extortion. Unaware of the identity of their victim, they reportedly stopped the
ICPC chairman and compelled him to obtain cash through a Point of Sale (POS)
operator.
According to Sanusi, Aliyu withdrew N53,000, paid the
transaction charges and handed over the money, which the officers allegedly
shared among themselves.
The police boss disclosed that the command declared the
officers wanted before tracking down their leader. His confession, he said, led
investigators to the remaining members of the group.
“We got all
of them. We are going to make sure they are severely punished. Those that are
going to be dismissed will definitely be dismissed.”
The commissioner also reminded officers and members of the
public that the Inspector-General of Police had outlawed the indiscriminate
search of citizens’ mobile phones during patrols.
“You cannot
stop anybody on the road and ask the person to bring out his phone for search.
If any policeman stops you and asks to search your phone, don’t agree. Call the
police emergency lines and we will ask them why. We will still enforce the IG’s
directive. Some of them are on the task because they are criminally minded.
They want to perpetrate such acts. If we get them, they will face disciplinary
actions and will be made to face the consequences.”
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