How Police Officers Extorted N1.8 Million From Teenagers Through POS/ Bank In Delta State

ASABA – Delta State Police Com­mand is combing every­where to arrest two police officers attached to AIG Zone 5 Benin, who alleged­ly extorted two teenagers of N1.8 million at gunpoint in Effurun, Delta State.

Trouble started when a Warri-based Human Right Lawyer, Barrister Omes Ogedegbe, alleged on a post on his Facebook page that the teenagers were alleged­ly dragged down from a tri­cycle into a Camry car at gunpoint by the PTI junc­tion last week.

According to him, “This afternoon while I was in the office secretariat, our Delta Central coordinator who doubles as the UPU Youth President, Comrade Umukoro Efemina, came to the office in the company of his vice and two teenage boys whom he directed to narrate their ordeals to me and it was very devas­tating.

“They claimed the both of them were in a tricycle when a Camry car stopped them and dragged them into the car at gunpoint by the PTI junction. They were immediately placed in handcuffs and taken to a POS stand at the Plaza by PTI junction.

“The policemen were only two in number. One took the ATM and the pin of one of them to the POS but the card failed. That he returned and led one of the boys to the POS stand where the boy with the aid of his phone transferred N400, 000 which appears as his limit.

“They moved them to First Bank, Effurun, while one was in handcuff in the car, the police led the other to the bank and transferred N1.4million to the POS la­dy’s account making a total of N1.8million.

“The Delta State CP with zero tolerance for corrup­tion, extortion, robbery and hostage-taking direct­ed the DPO Ebrumede to arrest the POS owner who was taken to the station.

“The boys recalled that while at the Plaza they remembered someone greeted the police and told them he would meet them in their Hotel along the DSC express road. We in­formed the CP about it and proceeded to the hotel with a Senior Police Officer and behold one of the wanted officers was right in front of us.

“The senior police offi­cer with us immediately disarmed him but before he could be arrested he had swiftly scaled the fence and escaped leaving his official rifle behind.

“This case is a terrif­ic and mind bugling. We have done several recover­ies which I enjoy keeping out of the press but I am tempted to make this pub­lic as kidnapping cannot be less defined.”

Attempts by a team of police acting on the direc­tive of the Commissioner to arrest the suspects at their hideout along DSS express road were unsuc­cessful, as one of them escaped leaving his gun behind, assuring that the manhunt continues.

A senior police officer in the state who spoke to us in confidence con­firmed the report saying “Yes we are on their trail, they will not escape jus­tice, the current CP in Del­ta has a zero-tolerance for officers who abuse their position and office.

When contacted to con­firm the report, the Com­missioner of Police, Delta State Police Command, Mr. Hafiz Mohammed Inuwa said he was out of the state and would not want to talk about the issue until fully briefed.

The fact you need to understand on BVN and fraud

Right from the time BVN came into existence, we've been hearing anyone with your BVN number can cart all your money away and I've tried educating people and it's actually frustrating.

To reconfirm my position, I just got off the phone from a very dear friend who is a banker.

The worse that could happen when people have access to your BVN is to know your details (name, DOB, phone number, etc), listen, they can not transfer your money with it. The best they could do is to call you and ask you for your ATM details and if you fall for that, that's when your money would be gone. That scam is no longer a new tale. We should all know by now that no staff of your bank would call asking for debit card details.

BVN number is just for identification and a source for your information in the national database. Developed Nations have such database as well.

Forget about the broadcasts causing panic about BVN. If you are still not convinced, go to your bank and reconfirm.

Customers run for their lives as man with Covid-19 symptom collapsed in bank.

There was pandemonium at an FCMB branch in Lagos today after a man showing Covid-19 symptom collapsed causing customers to flee the scene.

According to reports, the incident happened at the Onipanu branch of the bank where many customers were reported to have gathered for various transaction.

The man was reported to have suddenly developed difficulty in breathing before collapsing to the ground.

His temperature was reportedly taken and it was alarmingly high, causing the customers in the bank to run for their lives.

A report by TVC News reads:

One man had difficulty breathing and collapsed while trying to use the ATM at FCMB Onipanu in Lagos.

When the security men checked his temperature, it was alarming.

Others waiting to use the ATM took to their heel.