Linus Aleke in Abuja
The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has written the Police Service Commission (PSC), demanding an investigation into alleged extortion and abuse of power by operatives of Enugu State Service Command.
In a letter addressed to the Chairman of the Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu (rtd), the Executive Director, RULAAC, Okechukwu Nwanguma, said that he wrote to bring to the chairman’s urgent attention a deeply alarming incident of alleged kidnapping, extortion, and abuse of power involving members of the Enugu State Command of the Nigeria Police Force.
“Recently, one Mr. Olu Agwu, a businessman, was reportedly 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).
“He was coerced into paying a staggering sum of N62…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
