{"id":155975,"date":"2025-03-21T09:52:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T08:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/imo-police-refutes-alleged-extortion-torture-of-suspects-by-anti-kidnapping-unit"},"modified":"2025-04-03T18:34:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T17:34:26","slug":"imo-police-refutes-alleged-extortion-torture-of-suspects-by-anti-kidnapping-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/imo-police-refutes-alleged-extortion-torture-of-suspects-by-anti-kidnapping-unit","title":{"rendered":"Imo police refutes alleged extortion, torture of suspects by anti-kidnapping unit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Imo State Police Command has denied media report alleging that Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Command indulges in extortions and torturing of suspects at the Tiger Base located in the Command\u2019s headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>Refuting the media report, the spokesperson of the command, DSP Henry Okoye, in a press statement,<\/p>\n<p>disclosed that the Command has taken note of the recent media report titled, \u201cInvestigation Exposes Alarming Abuse of Detainees at Police\u2019s Tiger Base,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Okoye hinted that the Command, categorically rejects the said allegations and asserts that the information presented in the report was misleading, lacking in facts and did not reflect the true operations of the Command.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is crucial to emphasize that the author did not take the necessary steps to verify the allegations with the Imo State Police Command before publishing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe allegations, attributed to complainants using pseudo names, have been investigated and found out to be misleading and unfounded,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>The Command\u2019s spokesperson added that the development raises concerns about the credibility and reliability of the information provided and called into question the journalistic standards behind the report.<\/p>\n<p>He maintained that contrary to the allegations, the State Police Command affirms that all suspects are treated in accordance with legal protocols and their rights respected.<\/p>\n<p>He further asserted that the Command is open to receiving genuine complaints against any tactical unit through its Complaint Response Unit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Commissioner of Police, CP Aboki Danjuma assures the public that all complaints will be thoroughly investigated and confidentially treated, and any officer found culpable will face severe disciplinary sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn light of this, the Commissioner of Police urges all media personnel, especially print correspondents, to verify their reports with the State Police Command before publishing,\u201d he further stated.<\/p>\n<p>The Command\u2019s spokesperson added that spreading of unverified and misleading information against the Command erodes public trust and undermines the integrity of the Force.<\/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. The Imo State Police Command has denied media report alleging that Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Command indulges in extortions and torturing of suspects at the Tiger Base located in the Command\u2019s headquarters. Refuting the media report, the spokesperson of the command, DSP Henry Okoye, in a press statement, disclosed that the Command [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":155974,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,30],"tags":[1018,254,165],"class_list":["post-155975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-imo","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>Imo police refutes alleged extortion, torture of suspects by anti-kidnapping unit - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Imo State Police Command has denied media report alleging that Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Command indulges in extor ...\" \/>\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\/all-news\/imo-police-refutes-alleged-extortion-torture-of-suspects-by-anti-kidnapping-unit\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Imo police refutes alleged extortion, torture of suspects by anti-kidnapping unit\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Imo State Police Command has denied media report alleging that Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Command indulges in extor ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/imo-police-refutes-alleged-extortion-torture-of-suspects-by-anti-kidnapping-unit\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-03-21T08:52:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-03T17:34:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/sm_1742539108.600637.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\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\/all-news\/imo-police-refutes-alleged-extortion-torture-of-suspects-by-anti-kidnapping-unit#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/imo-police-refutes-alleged-extortion-torture-of-suspects-by-anti-kidnapping-unit\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Imo police refutes alleged extortion, torture of suspects by anti-kidnapping unit\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-21T08:52:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-03T17:34:26+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/imo-police-refutes-alleged-extortion-torture-of-suspects-by-anti-kidnapping-unit\"},\"wordCount\":337,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/imo-police-refutes-alleged-extortion-torture-of-suspects-by-anti-kidnapping-unit#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/sm_1742539108.600637.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Imo\",\"Nigeria\",\"Police\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Community\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/imo-police-refutes-alleged-extortion-torture-of-suspects-by-anti-kidnapping-unit#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/imo-police-refutes-alleged-extortion-torture-of-suspects-by-anti-kidnapping-unit\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/imo-police-refutes-alleged-extortion-torture-of-suspects-by-anti-kidnapping-unit\",\"name\":\"Imo police refutes alleged extortion, torture of suspects by anti-kidnapping unit - 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