The Nigeria Police Force has denied allegations of smuggling against its Inspector-General, Kayode Egbetokun.
According to a statement by Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force Public
Relations Officer, Egbetokun is not shielding a cartel accused of smuggling
suspicious new banknotes from the Central Bank of Nigeria as being reported.
The statement described the report as baseless and
orchestrated attempts to tarnish the reputation of the IGP and the integrity of
the Force.
The Force image maker said the incident in question, which
occurred at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on August 26, 2023, has
been thoroughly investigated.
He added that the officers involved – DSP Peter Ejike (a
lawyer in charge of Zone 7 Legal Section), Inspector Ekende Edwin, Inspector
Esther Okafor, and Sergeant Talabi Kayode, all attached to the Zone 7
Headquarters were found culpable and sanctioned appropriately.
According to him, the officers, led by Inspector Esther
Okafor on the instruction of DSP Peter Ejike, unlawfully arrested Andrew Ejah,
an employee of FATFAD Cargo Nigeria Limited, who was conveying the cash sum of
N74,950,000 on behalf of clients.
He stated that acting without authorisation, they detained
Mr Ejah at the Zone 7 Headquarters, Abuja, and deliberately misrepresented the
recovered amount as N31,790,000.
“The officers further demanded a percentage of the funds to
suppress the case.
“Upon being contacted by the alleged owners of the money,
the officers claimed that the sum they had recovered from the arrested suspect
was N31,790,000, and requested a percentage of the money to jeopardise
investigation and suppress the case.
“Outraged by their actions, the money owners petitioned the
Force Headquarters, Abuja and the matter was directed to the IGP Monitoring
Unit for investigation,” the statement said.
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