Four policemen ‘fired’ over N220,550 fraud

…redeploy DPO for lacking supervision

Four policemen attached to Lagos State Command arrested for allegedly extorting the sum of 222,550 naira from a Togo based Nigerian, Theodore Ifunanya, have been dismissed from the force.

This is even as the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, directed the deployment of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Ijanikin, CSP Eugene Ubine, for lacking supervision of his men.

Until their dismissal, the four ex-policemrn were serving at Ijanikin Police Station, Lagos State.

The dismissed policemen Sergeant Gbemunu Afolabi, Sergeant Afolabi Oluwaseun and Corporal Adigun Omotayo were arrested on December 18, 2018 at the instance of the Area Commander, Area K, Morogbo.

Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Chike Oti, who confirmed their dismissal said that the affected policemen were tried in accordance with the provision of the force.

He said that the the Command Provost who was the adjudicating officer, found the four policemen guilty of corrupt practice.

He said: “The authorities of Lagos State Police Command wish to inform members of the public that the Command’s Provost Section, trying four policemen attached to Ijanikin Division for discreditable conduct and corrupt practice, has found them guilty on all counts and accordingly recommended them for dismissal from the Force.

“Based on the recommendation of the adjudicating officer, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Imohimi Edgal has approved the dismissal of the following Non Commissioned Officers (NCOs) from the Nigeria Police Force, namely, Sergeant Gbemunu Afolabi, Sergeant Afolabi Oluwaseun and Corporal Adigun Omotayo.

“Meanwhile, the recommendation for the dismissal of Inspector Amiete has been forwarded to the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 2 for approval. ”

Recall that the Command had on December 26, 2018, issued a press statement to the effect that the aforementioned policemen were being investigated for discreditable conduct and corrupt practices in a case involving one Ifunanya Theodore, a Nigerian, residing in Togo, on home bound journey to the country for the yuletide.

Oti said that it is in conclusion of the panel set up by the CP to investigate the policemen, that they shoddily handled the allegation against Theodore Ifunanya and had conducted themselves in a manner unbecoming of their status in the Force.

He said that similarly, the CP has redeployed the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Ijanikin Division, CSP Eugene Ubine for lacking supervision of his men.