Tag: Extortion
Edo police arrest five officers, five others for abduction, extortion
The Edo State Police Command has arrested 10 suspects, including serving and dismissed officers, over allegations of harassment, abduction, and extortion in Benin City,...
Two men nabbed for impersonating forest guards, extortion, illegal firearms possession
Two men posing as members of the Nigeria Forest Security Services (NFSS) have been arrested in Sagamu, Ogun State for extortion of motorists and...
House of Reps denies extortion allegations in 2025 budget process
The House of Representatives has refuted allegations that lawmakers are demanding bribes from Vice-Chancellors of federal universities to approve their 2025 budget allocations.
In a...
Christian Elders: Extortion by security agencies increasing prices of foodstuffs
● Says Tinubu's participation in Arab-Islamic Summit violating Nigeria'a secularity status
The Nigerian Christian Elders Forum (NCEF) has raised concerns over the biting hunger in...
Customs denies extortion allegation by US returnee
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tincan Island Port Command, has refuted claims of extortion made by a 70-year-old US returnee, Olukayode David-Albert, who alleged...
IGP condemns alleged police high-handedness, extortion
• Reassures Nigerians of zero tolerance for corruption
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr. Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has expressed strong disapproval over alleged cases of...
Lagos: Police summon officers over N1m extortion of corps members
The Lagos State Police Command has summoned four of its officers to account for their alleged involvement in the extortion of N1 million from...
CP removes DCO over alleged N2.465m extortion
The Commissioner, Delta State Police Command, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, has removed a Superintendent of Police, Ibrahim Ishaku Atatah, as the Divisional Crime Officer 2...
Senate wants Customs to probe alleged extortion at Borders
The Senate has asked the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, to investigate the extortion of Nigerians engaged in legitimate business in border...
Passport applicants allege massive extortion by NIS officials in Abuja
Some Nigerians who applied for international passports have accused personnel of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) Abuja passport office, of massive extortion.
The passport applicants...
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