{"id":151025,"date":"2025-02-17T10:40:30","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T09:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/alleged-police-extorting-of-n62m-rulaac-petitions-psc"},"modified":"2025-02-20T16:36:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T15:36:55","slug":"alleged-police-extorting-of-n62m-rulaac-petitions-psc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/alleged-police-extorting-of-n62m-rulaac-petitions-psc","title":{"rendered":"Alleged police extorting of N62m: RULAAC petitions PSC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A civil society group, the Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has urged the Police Service Commission to order an independent investigation into the alleged kidnapping, extortion, and abuse of power involving members of the Enugu State Command of the Nigeria Police Force.<\/p>\n<p>RULAAC\u2019s appeal followed allegations by one Mr. Olu Agwu, a businessman, who was reported to have been abducted in Abia State, blindfolded, and taken to the Enugu State anti-kidnapping unit, where he was subjected to threats and unfounded accusations of being associated with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN).<\/p>\n<p>The report further stated that Agwu was coerced into paying a staggering sum of N62 million to secure his release, with claims that part of the extorted amounts was intended for senior police officials.<\/p>\n<p>In a petition to the chairman of Police Services Commission, with the title, \u201cNeed For Independent and Impartial Investigation of Allegations against the Nigeria Police\u201d addressed to the dated 15th February, 2025, the group believed that the NPF should not be a judge in its own case.<\/p>\n<p>The petition, which was issued weekend by the Executive Director, RULAAC, Okechukwu Nwanguma, requested the PSC\u2019s intervention particularly as the IGP and other senior Police Officers had been accused of alleged involvement in the saga.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis troubling pattern of labeling and extorting innocent individuals must be addressed promptly. RULAAC calls for an exhaustive, independent and impartial investigation into the actions of the officers involved, particularly those from the anti-kidnapping squad and SWAT teams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is imperative to verify the claims of collusion within the police ranks and to hold all responsible parties accountable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMoreover, it is essential that Mr. Agwu be heard in a non threatening atmosphere and that effective remedies and protection are provided for him, including the return of his vehicle unlawfully held by the police and safeguards against retaliation or further harassment.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Community trust in law enforcement diminishes when such abuses occur. RULAAC urges the PSC to ensure that the investigation is conducted transparently and that this type of misconduct is eradicated from the ranks of the Nigeria Police Force,\u201d the petition read.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Enugu State Police Command has since issued a rebuttal denying the allegations and detailing how the incident happened.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Enugu Command, SP Daniel Ndukwe, he said the allegations \u201care unfounded and a product of junk journalism, malice, and mischief aimed at misleading the public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A civil society group, the Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has urged the Police Service Commission to order an independent investigation into the alleged kidnapping, extortion, and abuse of power involving members of the Enugu State Command of the Nigeria Police Force. RULAAC\u2019s appeal followed allegations by one Mr. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":151024,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[15798,254,165],"class_list":["post-151025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-alleged-police-extorting-of-n62m","tag-nigeria","tag-police"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Alleged police extorting of N62m: RULAAC petitions PSC - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A civil society group, the Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has urged the Police Service Commissi ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/alleged-police-extorting-of-n62m-rulaac-petitions-psc\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Alleged police extorting of N62m: RULAAC petitions PSC\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A civil society group, the Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has urged the Police Service Commissi ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/alleged-police-extorting-of-n62m-rulaac-petitions-psc\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-02-17T09:40:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-02-20T15:36:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/sm_1739777112.624723.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"977\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"542\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/alleged-police-extorting-of-n62m-rulaac-petitions-psc#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/alleged-police-extorting-of-n62m-rulaac-petitions-psc\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Alleged police extorting of N62m: RULAAC petitions PSC\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-17T09:40:30+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-20T15:36:55+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/alleged-police-extorting-of-n62m-rulaac-petitions-psc\"},\"wordCount\":434,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/alleged-police-extorting-of-n62m-rulaac-petitions-psc#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/sm_1739777112.624723.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Alleged police extorting of N62m\",\"Nigeria\",\"Police\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/alleged-police-extorting-of-n62m-rulaac-petitions-psc#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/alleged-police-extorting-of-n62m-rulaac-petitions-psc\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/alleged-police-extorting-of-n62m-rulaac-petitions-psc\",\"name\":\"Alleged police extorting of N62m: RULAAC petitions PSC - 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