Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have nabbed three officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and two from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps for allegedly harassing and extorting civilians in the state.
Spokesman of the command, Henry Okoye, made this known to newsmen on Tuesday in Owerri, the state capital.
Also arrested was a 37-year-old Inspector of Police for the same offence.
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Okoye, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, alleged that the suspects were notorious for extorting unsuspecting civilians, especially the youths in Owerri, using Point of Sale machines.
He said: “These are security operatives hiding under the umbrella of Operation Search and Flush in Imo, harassing and extorting unsuspecting members of the public, in particular the youths, to the tune of thousands of Naira.
“They use PoS, seize and check the phones of their victims, thereby bringing untold hardship to them.”
Okoye assured the public that action would be expedited to conclude investigation and bring the suspects to justice.