Police Inspector Dismissed Over N29.8m Theft, Three Other Officers Demoted

Police Inspector Dismissed Over N29.8m Theft, Three Other Officers Demoted

Adabo Mohammed, a police inspector, has been dismissed for alleged involvement in robbery and kidnapping in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)…..read also Nigeria Police Inspector Cuts Off Pregnant Wife’s Hand Over ₦3,000

On Friday, May 17, Nigeria Police Force spokesperson Muyiwa Adejobi announced that Mohammed and five others were part of an armed robbery gang accused of stealing N29.8 million from a victim during a robbery in the Gwagwalada area of Abuja.

The dismissed officer was also implicated in the kidnapping of Ikechukwu Emmanuel Okafor in the Tunga Maje area of Abuja, where N4.4 million in ransom was collected. Mohammed has been charged to court.

Additionally, Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun approved the demotion of three inspectors to the rank of sergeant over alleged extortion. The demoted officers—Osagie Efford, Semiu Agbekin, and Francis Ahuen, who were attached to the Special Tactical Squad (STS) in the FCT—were reported to have intercepted an unregistered Mercedes Benz in the Gwarinpa area and extorted N29.4 million from its occupants.

Adejobi noted that the extorted money has been returned to the complainants, and the officers were subjected to an orderly room trial, resulting in their demotion.