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Officers of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested three police officers for extorting N150,000 from a man identified as 21 year old Ramadan Adenola during a stop and search operation in Berger, Lagos.
This was revealed via a post on X by the state’s police spokesperson Chief Superintendent (CSP), Benjamin Hundeyin, on Monday, March 21.
The post read, “The three police officers, attached to Isheri Division, have been identified and taken into custody by their DPO.
“The money too has been recovered, while efforts are being made to reach the complainant.”
The victim narrated his experience in the hands of the police officers via a post on his X handle.
The post read, “I was going from Ikeja to Berger when three armed police officers stopped my Bolt ride near Under Bridge.
“Despite complying with their search and presenting my identification, the officers forced me and the driver into the back of the car and took us to Isheri Police Station.
“At the station, one officer seemed particularly interested in my phone.
“I explained that I am a writer and content creator, but he wasn’t satisfied.
“When he saw my Binance app, he called it incriminating evidence.”
He stated that after searching both his and the driver’s belongings without uncovering anything illegal, the officers took them to an incomplete building behind the station, where they demanded ₦2 million for their release.
Adding that, “Everything happened in a set of rooms behind their main office.
“In the unfinished building, the officer said, ‘Give us ₦2M ($1,298), and you can go.”
“Excuse me, sir, how much is my salary? How much is your own salary?
“I tried negotiating ₦20K for both of us. He said lai lai. We went back to the main room.
“I had already negotiated ₦100K with Officer 1. But then Officer 2 saw $300 in my Binance and asked why I couldn’t send that instead. It was clear he wasn’t satisfied with my offer.
“He checked my Trust Wallet, saw a few more funds, and almost flared up.
“Seemingly, Officer 1 was the leader, and we were already on good terms if you can even call it that.
“Meanwhile, my mum’s call was ringing. Officer 1 kept asking what I use my money for.
“I told him I take care of my family. Maybe that struck something in him?
“Our Bolt driver was waiting outside the entire time. Officer 1 told us to pay him and let him leave.
“What was supposed to be a 20-minute ride turned into a 2-hour extortion session that ended with a free ride to the station for the officers; N150k stipend for a few weeks; Even a gate fee to leave the place.
“Was the police my friend in all this? No. They were my extorters.”
The state’s police spokesperson also mentioned that the Commissioner of Police (CP), Olohundare Jimoh, had directed the transfer of the officers to the Provost Office at the Lagos Command Headquarters for disciplinary action.
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