Imo Police Command Arrests Six Security Operatives Of JTF Over Extortion, Incivility, Armed Robbery

Imo Police Command under the leadership of CP Mohammed Ahmed Barde, psc(+), has arrested six (6) Security Operatives of Joint Task Force (JTF), deployed on Operation Search and Flush in Imo State.

They include three (3) NDLEA personnel, a Police Inspector, and two (2) Civil Defense Operatives who were alleged to have harassed, tortured and robbed Nnaemeka Pat Obiji ‘m’, a total of N360,000 on 07/09/2023 along Ohii/Egbeada, Orlu road in Imo via a bank transfer to Opay POS agent with account details; 7039217324, Edith David Jatto. The same team was equally alleged to have robbed N 959,000 from Mr. Eluigwe Christian on 8/09/2023 and N 30,000 from Princess Chisom Duru on the 12/09/2023 via same POS transfer.

The arrest of the operatives was sequel to diligent investigating efforts by detectives of the CP Monitoring Unit and X-Squad department, who took the complainants to the spot where they were forced to make the transfer. There they identified the said operatives of JTF on stop and search duty who robbed them of their money.

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The names of the officers include; 1. NA Kelechi Chijoke, ‘m’ 30yrs, (NDLEA), 2. NA David Nwaji ‘m’ (NDLEA), 3. CAIII Nwaka Ikechukwu (NDLEA) 4. DSC Obijiaku Isreal, 28 yrs, ‘m’ (NSCDC), 5. ASC II Omodi Timothy ‘m’, (NSCDC), and Inspector Odidika Augustine ‘m’, 37yrs, (Police).