On 4th December, ACP Muyiwa Ogunjobi who is said to be the spokesperson of the NPF revealed the incident and the names of the officers involved were also listed. The names that were disclosed are as follow; Inspector Ekende Edwin, Inspector Esther Okafor, and Sergeant Talabi Kayode.
According to him, Andrew Ejah, an employee of FATFAD Cargo Nigeria Limited, was illegally detained by the police, under the command of Inspector Esther Okafor, on the directive of DSP Peter Ejike. Ejah was transporting N74,950,000 in cash on behalf of clients.
According to Ogunjobi, the police arrested Ejah at the Zone 7 Headquarters in Abuja without permission and purposefully misrepresented the sum recovered as N31,790,000. When the supposed money owners called the officers, they stated that N31,790,000 was the amount they had taken from the arrested suspect. They asked for a portion of the funds in order to compromise the inquiry and stifle the case.
The money owners decided to write a petition again the officers, the case was directed to the IGP Monitoring Unit so that justice would be served. Allegedly, the money owners were able to recover their N31,790,000 back even after they claimed that it was the total money recovered from Andrew Ejah during his arrest.
In as much as the country is still dealing with lots of corruption, the NPF has proved not to condone any of such even if it was one of their officers. The NPD disclosed that the officers involved had taken pictures of the suspect and the money bags at the time of the arrest after conducting thorough investigations and holding many hearings before disciplinary panels. To cover up their wrongdoing, they later claimed that the phone used to take the pictures was broken and eventually lost.
But according to forensic intelligence, the officers colluded and took N43,160,000, and one of them was given the responsibility of moving the money from the FCT to another location so that it could be hidden till the heat subsides. According to Adejobi, they subsequently used a variety of dishonest strategies to hide their activities, such as spreading misleading stories and information to a large number of internet blogs and newspaper platforms.
Adejobi urged the public and media to use caution and abstain from disseminating or promoting the untrue story that aims to damage the Inspector-General of Police's reputation. He emphasised that such false information not only poses a risk of misleading the public, but also erodes the confidence required for efficient law enforcement.
He further emphasised how these baseless accusations divert attention from the current administration's continuous attempts to restructure the Police Force by eliminating unethical and unprofessional behaviour. Adejobi emphasised the value of public-police cooperation in maintaining professionalism and responsibility, and he urged everyone to double-check information before sharing it to prevent supporting a disinformation campaign.
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