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FCT Police Arrest Police Officers Over Assault, Extortion Of N550,000 From Motivational Speaker And His Brother In Abuja

The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory Police Command, Sunday Babaji, has ordered an investigation into the alleged extortion of a writer and motivational speaker, Solomon Buchi, by policemen in Abuja.

Buchi had alleged in a viral Twitter post on Tuesday night that he and his younger brother were assaulted and treated as criminals by the men of the Nigeria Police Force while on vacation in the FCT.

Reacting in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Josephine Adeh, the police noted that investigation into the alleged unprofessional conduct had begun.

According to the statement, Babaji ordered the immediate arrest of officers involved in the alleged extortion, adding that findings of the investigation would be made public.

The statement read in part, “The attention of the FCT Police Command has been drawn to the viral post of an alleged case of extortion by some Police Officers in Abuja.

“Consequent to the above, the Commissioner of Police FCT Command, CP Sunday Babaji psc, has ordered an immediate investigation and the arrest of personnel involved in the alleged unprofessional conduct.

“Investigations have therefore commenced and the outcome will be made public upon its conclusion.”

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