Police Recover N2.7m Bribe Money From Assistant Commissioner of Police

The Nigeria Police Force Complaint Response Unit (CRU) said it had recovered N2.7 million bribe money from an Assistant Commissioner of Police (name withheld) serving in one of the state commands.

This is contained in the third quarter report of the unit signed by Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP Abayomi Shogunle, Head of CRU in Abuja.

The report said the recovery followed a complaint made to the CRU through a telephone call.

Shogunle said that necessary disciplinary procedures were ongoing against the officer involved in the misconduct.

He also said that the suspect arrested in respect of the case had since been handed over to the relevant agency for prosecution.

“The bribe money was recovered from the ACP after the case was referred to the X-Squad for necessary action in line with the directive issued by the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, that X-Squad be included as part of CRU responding agents,’’ he said.

Shogunle said that the inclusion of state provost marshals, OC SIB, Control-Room demonstrated the I-G’s resolve to ensuring more effective response to cases of alleged police professional misconduct nationwide.

He said that the unit had resolved 324 cases out of the 405 it received from members of the public against the police between July and September.

He said 51 of the cases reported during the period under review were found to be false, while 30 cases were still pending.

Shogunle said the Rivers Police Command topped the state ranking with a total of 78 cases, followed by Lagos with 72 and FCT with 48 cases.

“The Q3 report shows that over half of the complaints against the police came from four state commands – Rivers, Lagos, FCT and Anambra, which accounts for 55.06 per cent of complaints during the period under review,“he said

He said no single complaint was reported against the police in six state commands, Bauchi, Jigawa, Katsina, Kebbi, Osun and Sokoto.

The CRU head said Kebbi remained the only command with no complaint made against the police since the inception of the unit in Nov. 2015.

He noted that Professional misconduct topped the complaint distribution category with 154 entries, followed by demanding money for bail with 144 entries.

“More complaints were received via phone call – 294 cases, WhatsApp – 55, Twitter – 20, email – 19, Facebook – 6, SMS – 2, BBM – 1 and 8 cases reported via others (petition letters, media publications),“he said

He said that the sharp reduction in complaints against the police during the period under review was linked to the fact that Nigerian Police officers were becoming more professional.

Shogunle said that the Inspector-General of Police had ensured strict adherence to the CRU Motto of “No to Impunity”. (NAN)


SOURCE: Leadershipng

Buhari: Zuckerberg’s simplicity a challenge to Nigerians’ notorious wealth display

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja commended the Chief Executive Officer and founder of social networking website, Facebook, Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, for sharing his wealth of knowledge with Nigerian youth, and inspiring a new generation of entrepreneurs.

Receiving the internet entrepreneur at the State House, Abuja, President Buhari said the various meetings held with Nigerian youth since his arrival were most timely as the country was already exploring opportunities to spur development through entrepreneurship.

“Nigeria has always been identified as a country with great potentials for growth, especially with our youthful population, but now we are moving beyond the potentials to reality.

“I am impressed by your simplicity in sharing your knowledge and wealth with those with less income,’’ the president said.

President Buhari noted that the simplicity and magnanimity of the entrepreneur, who is among the world’s richest men, had also challenged the culture of lavish wealth display and impulsive spending that had become peculiar to Nigerians.

“In our culture, we are not used to seeing successful people appear like you. We are not used to seeing successful people jogging and sweating on the streets.

“We are more used to seeing successful people in air-conditioned places. We are happy you are well-off and simple enough to always share,’’ he added.

In his remarks, Zuckerberg said he was impressed by the interest, energy and entrepreneurial spirit displayed by young Nigerians in all the ICT camps that he had visited.

“I was highly impressed by the talent of the youths in the Co-creation Hub in Yaba. I was blown away by their talent and the level of energy that I saw,’’ he said.

Zuckerberg said he was in the country to promote the penetration of “fast and cheap” internet connectivity, Express-wifi, which would help people create online businesses and reduce poverty.

SOURCE: Premiumtimesng