The Police Service Commission (PSC) has suspended two officers from duty and stopped their salaries, following their alleged extortion of $3,000 in Aba, in 2023. Also, the Police Command announced the dismissal of a junior officer, Inspector Michael Odey, who was found guilty in a room trial conducted by the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 16.
Spokesperson for Rivers State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, who confirmed this in a statement yesterday, noted that the salaries of the implicated officers have been stopped, adding that they would face the Force Disciplinary Committee (FDC), which is responsible for addressing disciplinary issues involving senior officers. She said: “The Rivers State Police Command, hereby, issues an official update regarding a case involving three police officers who have been accused of engaging in acts of extortion