The Independent Corrupt Practices
and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has announced the arrest 26
officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) “over extortion”.
Rasheedat Okoduwa, ICPC
spokesperson, said the officials were arrested in a sting operation the agency
staged in collaboration with some other organisations.
Okoduwa gave a breakdown of the
arrest as nine officials and a civilian in Owerri, Imo state; eight officials
in Kaura-Namoda, Zamfara state; five officials of the agency in Ore, Ondo
state; and four officials in Potiskum, Yobe state.
She said the officers were
arrested for allegedly extorting money from road users on the highways after
FRSC management lodged complaints.
“The other agencies involved in
the operation, tagged Operation Tranquility, included the FRSC and the
Department of State Services,” the statement said.
“The part of the operation in
Owerri, Imo State, also led to the arrest of a man, who was alleged to be the
custodian of the proceeds of extortion.
“The operation, which is the
second one in three months since the beginning of 2019, was also conducted
simultaneously across four
states of the federation between
October 2 and 5, 2019 following the receipt of a complaint from the management
of the FRSC of extortion activities by some members of its patrol teams
nationwide.”
The agency said the FRSC
management explained that incidents of extortion were rampant on highways
across the country.
“Various sums of money were
allegedly found on the arrested corps officials and the civilian during the
operation before they were taken into ICPC custody,” ICPC said.
“All the officials and the
civilian arrested have been granted administrative bail pending their
prosecution by the commission at the conclusion of the investigations.”
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