Police collect N800,000 bribe as exhibit, arrest seven suspects
The police command in Sokoto says its personnel rejected N800,000 bribe and arrested no fewer than three suspects with 12 rolls of copper wires allegedly stolen from an electric pole.
This is contained in a statement on Thursday by DSP Sanusi Abubakar, the command’s spokesman.
He said policemen on patrol along Birnin Kebbi road intercepted a Sharon vehicle with registration number KSF 356 Lagos, loaded with the wires.
“The suspects, Rufa’i Sani, Yusha’u Abubakar and Ahmadu Bello, attempted to bribe the police with the sum of N800,000 to allow passage,” stated the police officer. “However, our policemen collected the money as exhibits and brought the suspects with their vehicle to the State Criminal and Investigation Department for discreet investigation.”
The spokesman also said on May 13, a team of detectives of the command attached to Bodinga police station in the state on visibility policing arrested four suspects with copper wires.
(NAN)
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