The Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital Territory, Ahmed Sanusi, has ordered the orderly room trial of four police officers accused of abandoning their assigned duty posts and extorting ₦52,000 from the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu (SAN).
The FCT Police Command announced the development in a statement issued on Tuesday by its spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh.
The officers facing disciplinary proceedings 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 deserted their official duty locations and mounted an unauthorised traffic enforcement operation at Banex Plaza Junction in Wuse II, Abuja.
The command alleged that while carrying out the illegal operation, the officers stopped a motorist over an alleged traffic offence and extorted ₦52,000 from him.
The victim was later identified as the ICPC Chairman, Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu (SAN).
The statement read, “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.”
Adeh said disciplinary proceedings had already commenced in accordance with 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,” she said.
The latest action follows the arrest of the four officers, which Sanusi announced last week after receiving a complaint over the alleged extortion.
The police commissioner had described the officers as unfit to wear the police uniform, accusing them of abandoning their authorised duty posts, setting up an illegal checkpoint and extorting the ICPC chairman without knowing his identity.
He also warned that any officer found guilty after the disciplinary process would face appropriate sanctions, including possible dismissal from the Nigeria Police Force.
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