Policemen reportedly brutalize, threaten to kill travelers, forcibly withdraw money from victim’s account (Video)

Some Nigerian Police Force officials assigned to the Kogi State Police Command are alleged to have committed a grave offense, which will appear to be a very alarming occurrence

They are suspected of extorting money from a Nigerian passenger in a GUO corporate vehicle, and they were recorded on camera. 

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The police officers stopped them and began harassing them, according to one of the passengers of the car who captured the footage that has gone viral online.

He claimed that as they were dragging one passenger into their car and taking him to a nearby bank with an ATM, where they forced him to withdraw an unknown sum of money for them, one of the officers took off his uniform.

The passenger claimed that when they got back from the bank, some of the other customers questioned the police officers about why they had made the young man take money out of his bank account for them, but the officers terrorized them and threatened to kill them in response.

The passenger mentioned that Ogu Godwin, the police team's leader, was shown on film slapping various passengers while yelling, "I will kill!"

The passenger said, “Look at what Nigeria police is doing to the citizens of this country. They forced one of our passengers into their vehicle to withdraw money from an ATM (Automated Teller Machine).

“All the GUO drivers parked and said this is not right but they came and slapped passengers who did not do anything asking why they are complaining that they (police officers) took the boy to POS.

“He said he will kill him, that blood will flow if they are not careful, that highest they will share blood.

“This is where we are - Kogi State. The officer who led the team is Ogu Godwin. He is the only officer in uniform that has a name. One of them pulled off his uniform and followed the boy (the victim) to the bank.”

The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, responded to the event on Thursday by stating that the case had been forwarded to the X Squad, Force Criminal Investigation Department, for investigation.

He continued by saying that he had requested the report and that he would review it and offer comments as soon as feasible.

The Force PRO said, “I will soon react to this. This case was referred to X Squad Force CID to investigate. I called for the report today. I will study it and comment asap. The PPRO Kogi ought to have followed up on this case.”

VIDEO: Nigerian Policemen Reportedly Brutalise And Threaten To Kill Travellers, Forcibly Withdraw Money From Victim’s Account In Kogi | Sahara Reporters https://t.co/4DmjTMuNem pic.twitter.com/Sz93rh5wGS

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