Police begin manhunt for officer ‘who extorted N810k from victim’ in Anambra

The police command in Anambra says it has commenced a manhunt for a “yet-to-be-identified officer” who allegedly extorted N810,000 from a victim.

Details of the alleged extortion were posted on X on Tuesday.

In the post, the officer was said to have seized the money from the young man after an offence was slammed on him.

The X user had asked the police to fish out the perpetrator(s).

“Dear @PoliceNG, kindly look into this case and help us fish out these officers that have continued to destroy the image of the police force,” the X user wrote.

“We don’t want to keep seeing or hearing some of these horrifying stories and I can imagine the fear they subjected this young man before forcefully taking his money.

“The young man has stated he will identify the officers and we are on standby to hear that justice has been served.”

Reacting to the post, Tochukwu Ikenga, the Anambra police spokesperson, said the command has initiated steps to identify the alleged officer.

Ikenga said the incident has been escalated to the area commander in Onitsha for necessary actions.

“We have initiated steps to identify the alleged officer; information about the incident has been escalated to Area Commander, Onitsha, for necessary actions,” he said.

“The command also wishes to invite the victim to its Headquarters in Awka to get information that will help in facilitating the necessary procedures involved in the process.”