The Delta State Commissioner of Police, Olufemi Abaniwonda, has removed with immediate effect the Divisional Crime Officer in the Abraka Division, SP Ibrahim Ishaku, over an alleged extortion of N2,465,000.
The officer was also queried for official misconduct.
A statement issued by the command’s spokesman, DSP Bright Edafe, in Warri on Wednesday, explained that “the Commissioner of Police, on receipt of this disturbing report directed the DPO, Abraka, to report at the headquarters alongside the DCO 2, SP Ibrahim Ishaku.”
The statement added that “the CP, after getting a brief of the disturbing incident, immediately ordered the removal of the DCO 2, Ibrahim Ishaku, with immediate effect and the officer issued a query for misconduct.”
According to the PPRO, “The Commissioner of Police, Delta State, CP Abaniwonda, reiterates that the command under his watch will deal decisively with any recalcitrant officer who carries out any form of misconduct, extortion, or incivility to members of the public.”
He stressed that the CP assured the public of the readiness of the command to deal decisively with any erring officer while hoping that the action would serve as a deterrent to others, noting that “no officer found wanting will be spared.”
The CP noted that serving Delta State with honesty and strict adherence to the people’s human rights remained a top priority of the command.
