Officers of a Tactical Unit in the Rivers State Police
Command, Eagle Crack Unit gave themselves away after an alleged shady operation
involving students of the University of Port Harcourt.
Three undergraduate students of the University of Port
Harcourt accused officers of the Eagle Crack Unit of extorting 150,000 Naira
over allegation that they were internet fraudsters, ‘Yahoo Boys’.
An officer of the E-Crack Unit after the alleged false
arrest of the students left his mobile phone in the car.
One of the victims who identified himself as Victor, a final year student of Uniport said that he and “his friends went out to get food around past 11pm on Tuesday, the 16th of February 2021 around Rumualogu/Alakahia car wash here in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area when the officers accosted us for a stop and search.
“After several arguments, the officers collected our phones
and threatened to take us to EFCC or use machetes on us if we refused to
provide the money they asked for.
“After driving us round some areas, they eventually led us
to an ATM where we made a transfer and also withdrew cash to the tune of
120,000 Naira.
‘Luckily for us, one of the officers forgot his phone inside
our car.”
Meanwhile, Enefa Georgewill of the Rivers Civil Society
Organization, RIVSCO, has asked the police authorities to arrest the E-Crack
Officers.
Georgewill in a statement issued in Port Harcourt said, “As
a responsible organization, we advise Victor to gather all his evidence. Upon
receipt of all the evidence like the phone, bank statement and the account the
money was transferred to, RIVCSO joined Victor to make an official complaint at
the police headquarters. We met the PPRO of the command and Victor and his
friend made an official written statement at the police headquarters.
Spokesperson of the Rivers State Police Command, SP Nnamdi
Omoni, has confirmed the incident and assured that all officers involved in the
operation would face the law.
He said, “the officers involved in the alleged extortion of
the 3 university of Port Harcourt students has been identified and known and
would be arrested.
“The phones the students got from the car after paying that
sort of money to the officers has been traced to a police officer. They would
be made to pay back the money extorted from the student.”
Omoni told newsmen that the new CP, Friday Eboka is
committed to tackling issues of corrupt officers.
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