Edgal Imohimi, the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Lagos
State Police Command, said on Thursday that nine policemen, one traffic
warden and two others have been arrested for extorting money from
motorists.
Imohimi told the News Agency of Nigeria that the arrest was a
follow-up to his warning to policemen in the command to guide against
corruption and unprofessional conduct.
He said the X-Squad Unit had intensified its activities to ensure
zero tolerance for corruption and unruly practices by operatives of the
command.
Imohimi said,
“In the light of this, operatives of the X-Squad
have been out day and night to ensure that this renewed determination is
achieved.
“To this effect, nine policemen and a senior traffic warden,
along with two of their accomplices, popularly known as Camp Boys or
Antelopes, were arrested between September 1 and 18, 2017.
“One of the Camp boys, Taofik Ismaila, was arrested along
Ikotun Road on September 8, along with some unscrupulous policemen, who
were caught extorting money from motorists.”
“Similarly, the unit also arrested one Stephen Nwafor along
Igando Road with some policemen caught collecting money from motorists.
“The policemen are currently undergoing departmental orderly
room trial to ensure a total purging of the command of its bad eggs,
while their civilian accomplices are being charged to court.”
The police commissioner said he had also directed that the
Divisional Police Officers and the Divisional Traffic Officers of the
affected divisions be issued queries for lack of supervision and
disobedience to lawful orders.
He urged the executive and members of the National Union of Road
Transport Workers to warn their members from being used by unscrupulous
policemen as tools of extortion.