The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory Command, Ahmed Sanusi, has ordered the orderly room trial of four police officers accused of abandoning their duty posts and extorting ₦52,000 from the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu (SAN).

The FCT Police Command disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday by its spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh.

The officers identified are ASP Clement Ehigala, ASP Sunday Okpe, Inspector Samuel Onoja and Sergeant Yakubu Emmanuel.

According to the command, the incident occurred on July 11, 2026, at about 3:34 p.m., when the officers allegedly left their statutory duty posts and proceeded to the Banex Plaza Junction in Wuse II, where they conducted an unauthorised traffic enforcement operation.

“During the course of the illegal traffic duty, the officers stopped a motorist on the allegation of violating traffic regulations and extorted the sum of ₦52,000 from him. The victim was subsequently identified as the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN.

“Following receipt of the complaint, the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, PhD, FCAI, ordered the immediate arrest of the four officers and directed that they be subjected to orderly room trial for abandoning their lawful duty posts, embarking on unauthorised traffic enforcement, and engaging in the alleged extortion,” the statement read.

The command said disciplinary proceedings had commenced against the officers in line with established police regulations.

“The Command has commenced disciplinary proceedings against the officers in line with established police regulations, reaffirming its commitment to professionalism, accountability, and zero tolerance for misconduct by its personnel,” Adeh stated.

The latest development follows the police commissioner’s disclosure last Monday that four officers had been arrested for allegedly extorting the ICPC chairman during an illegal stop-and-search operation around the Banex area.

Sanusi had described the officers as “thieves” who had no business wearing the police uniform, alleging that they abandoned their designated duty posts, mounted an illegal checkpoint and extorted the anti-graft agency chairman without knowing his identity.

He had also vowed that any officer found culpable would face severe disciplinary action, including dismissal where necessary. (PUNCH)

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