The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Olumuyiwa Adejobi, says the police force is mulling charging policemen extorting Nigerians at gunpoint with armed robbery.
The police image-maker said this would help to discourage bad eggs in the force that are engaging in forceful extortion.
Adejobi made this known in a Twitter thread on Thursday.
He wrote, “Forceful Extortion by Armed Policemen is tantamount to Armed Robbery.
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“We may treat some of our recalcitrant policemen who are fond of taking innocent Nigerians to ATM, Banks or hidden arenas to forcefully extort them, with arms, as armed robbers.
“By simple definition and interpretation of law, anyone who possesses firearms or offensive weapons and takes one’s property with element of force or violence is simply armed robbery, nothing more.
“We detest and condemn this development or action which is in total contravention of our rules and regulations and ethics as a responsible institution.
“We will not treat such cases with kid gloves anymore. We urge Nigerians to report any case of this nature to our stations for necessary action. Thanks.”