The Police in Anambra State have arrested seven policemen for alleged extortion of N500,000.
The extorted amount has also been returned to the owner, according to the Police Commissioner, Mr. Monday Kuryas. Their arrest followed a petition by the victim, an Onitsha-based businessman.
The commissioner, according to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ikenga Tochukwu, has vowed to prosecute the suspects after investigation.
He said the CP expressed disgust at the unprofessional and criminal tendencies of some operatives in the Command.
“Investigations ordered by the CP into the case led to the swift identification and arrest of the personnel involved.
“The sum of N500,000 extorted from the victim was also recovered intact and returned to him and the officers charged with misconduct in line with extant disciplinary procedure of the Force,” Tochukwu said.