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Speaker 1: Edo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force NPF has

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announced the arrest of some serving and already dismissed police

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officers who worked together as a criminal gang terrorising members

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of the public in Edo State. The State Commissioner of Police,

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Monday Aguernica, who made this known in a press release

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made available a few hours ago, said the arrest was

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a major breakthrough against the suspected criminal elements pretending to

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be law enforcement offices to perpetrate heinous crimes within the

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state capitol, Benin City and its environs. It may be

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recalled that there have been outcry by residents in Edo

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State that law enforcement officers are committing or participating in

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criminal activities in the state. Specifically, in August twenty twenty five,

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some of policemen alongside some civilians, were accused of abducting

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a resident in Benin City. The syndicate was said to

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have used the silver toyote Yoris to terrorise citizens, seizing

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their phones and belongings through intimidation and armed robbery. In

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December twenty twenty five, four policemen were accused of extorting

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nine hundred and eighty thousand niras from a local artisan

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goodness on Yeka after assaulting him earlier. In September twenty

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twenty five, the Edo State Police Command reportedly recovered and

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returned three hundred thousand niras extorted from a furniture maker

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by offices attached to the Obermarket Area Command in Benin City.

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May twenty twenty five, six offices, including a Chief Superintendent

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of Police CSB, were summoned to Abuja after a viral

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video showed them demanding either five thousand niras or five

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liters of fuel from motorists for lacking Electronic Central Motor

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Registry ecm R proof, a policy that had actually been

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suspended then. Also in August twenty twenty five, six offices

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were disciplined for extorting two million niras from members of

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the National Association of Sea Dogs near Benin City after

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their report use the point of sale POS machine to

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withdraw the funds unlawfully. According to the press statement signed

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by the Edo State Police Command Public Relations Officer ASP No. No Acodeon,

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the Edo State Police Command, under the leadership of the

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Commissioner of Police Heado’s State Command CP Monday Agbonica FDC,

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wishes to inform the general public of a major breakthrough

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in the fight against criminal elements disguising as law enforcement

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offices to perpetrate heinous crimes within Benin City and its environs.

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The Command had in recent times received several complaints from

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members of the public alleging harassment, abduction and extortion by

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individuals posing as police officers. These suspects reportedly operate along

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Teboger Axis off Aduawa, where they unlawfully stop unsuspecting citizens,

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forcefully convey them around various roads within Benin City, and

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eventually take them to point of sale pass operators to

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forudulently extort money from them under dures. Disturbed by the

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gravity of these allegations, the Commissioner of Police CP Monday

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Agbonica FDC immediately ordered a discrete and intelligence driven investigation

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into the matter. Through sustained surveillance, technical intelligence, and coordinated

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operations by operatives of the Command, the criminal network was

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successfully busted. The following suspects have been arrested in connection

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with these crimes. Good Luck jar Jar Mail pos operator

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asp Bondy Paul Lonaheit Inspector Euburin Wisdom Mail Inspector Arabane,

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God’s Power Mail Corporal Maudi Philip Mail, Destiny Ommanuel Mail,

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dismissed police corporal Corporal Ocanelvis Mail, Samuel Nicholas Mail, mini

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bus driver ETM. Bright Mail mini bus driver. Preliminary investigationation

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reveals that the suspects, including some serving and dismissed police personnel,

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formed a well organized criminal syndicate responsible for a series

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of serious crimes, including abduction and extortion of innocent citizens.

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They exploited police accouterments to deceive victims and carried out

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their operations with impunity, thereby bringing the name of the

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Nigeria Police Force into disrepute. Those that are serving personnel

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are currently undergoing internal disciplinary procedures including orderly room trials.

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Upon conclusion of these processes and the ongoing investigation, they

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will be arraigned before a court of competent jurisdiction to

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face the full weight of the law. The Command hereby

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calls on all victims who may have encountered or fallen

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prey to this organized criminal gang to come forward and

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assist the police with useful information that will aid further

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investigation and prosecution. Furthermore, the Edo State Police Command uses

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this medium to strongly warn or peace cos operators and

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merchants to be wary of any individual, including persons in

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police uniform, who attempt to use their facilities for unlawful

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transactions or extortion. Any POS operator found to be complicit

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in such a legal activities will be arrested and prosecuted

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accordingly in line with the mandate of the Inspector General

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of Police of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ig P,

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O Latunji rilwandisu PSC plus NPM. The Command reassures the

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good people of Edo’s State of its unwavering commitment to

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sanitizing the system, restoring public confidence and ensuring that no individual,

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regardless of status, is above the law. Reach the Command

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through TILDA, the Complainant Response Unit CRU eight one three

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eight nine nine nine two TILDE Public Complaints Bureau pc

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three five PSAs one on red bringin you bene in

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the mortgage is outwhere