The Force Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police, Muyiwa Adejobi, today, December 28, 2024, disclosed that policemen from the Ogun State Police Command who allegedly asked for money in order to handle a case of a missing seven-year-old girl have been arrested, detained and are to face disciplinary action.
Adejobi disclosed this on his X handle while giving an update on the matter which was reported by the girl’s cousin, as the Force PRO added that the command was doing everything possible to find the seven -year-old girl.
It will be recalled that the cousin, whose X handle is @mimara_concept, stated that the girl was abducted by a customer of his aunt who usually came to buy recharge cards and did financial transactions at her Point of Sales kiosk in Sango-Ota, Ogun State.
Muyiwa Adejobi, Force PRO.
The cousin alleged that when the matter was reported at the Samgo Divisional Headquarters of the command, the policemen allegedly asked his aunt to pay N10,000 to file the case and another N30,000 to track the phone of the customer who went away with the girl.
However, while giving an update on the issue today, Adejobi said the policemen involved are to face disciplinary action, adding that their act was inhuman and unprofessional.
He wrote: “The Ogun State Police Command has been on the case. The girl will be found. Also, the policemen who demanded money before they could attend to the case have been arrested and kept in detention for disciplinary action.
“We have condemned such an act, and we won’t tolerate it. It’s inhuman, apathetic and unprofessional. We urge the family of the victim to work with the police on the case.”
Below is the screenshot of Adejobi’s post regarding the update: