Some men of the Lagos State Police Command did the honourable thing by rejecting a bribe offered to them a some suspects.
These men are operatives attached to Area E Command, Festac Lagos State and they were reportedly offered a N500,000 bribe which they rejected.
According to reports, the policemen nabbed five suspects in a Ford Bus and these suspects were alleged to have stolen some iron rods discovered to be properties of the China Construction Engineering Company (CCEC).
The incident was confirmed by the spokesperson of the state police command, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in a recent statement.
He stated that the suspects upon their arrest allegedly offered a bribe to the police operatives who rejected the offer and went ahead to arrest them with the stolen iron rods.
The names of the suspects were given as Lawal Saheed, Taofeek Adenigba, Ope Olowolayemo, Azeez Jamie, and Omotayo Adewale.
Per the statement, the items recovered include some pieces of iron rods, one nozzle, one gas cylinder and a Ford Bus with Reg. No. FST 697 XZ.
Meanwhile, a police officer in Lagos has been dismissed by the state police command.
The policeman at the centre of this controversy is named Seargent Eze Aiwansoba attached to the Special Protection Unit, Base 16, Ikeja.
He was for firing and attempting to kill his lady friend, Joy Ndubueze and this was confirmed by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi.
In a statement released, the police PRO said;
“The incident was referred to the State Criminal Investigation Department of the Lagos State Police Command for investigation where it was revealed that the ex-policeman has a case to answer.”
Source: ghgossip.com