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Police Arrest ASP, Four Officers Over Alleged Extortion, Abduction in Edo

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:00:20 +0000

The Edo State Police Command has arrested an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Bonny Paul Onajite, and four other officers over alleged harassment, abduction, and extortion of residents in the state. Other officers arrested include Inspectors Ehubarieme Wisdom and Arebame God’s Power, as well as Corporals Mordi Philip and Okon Elvis. Additional suspects apprehended in connection [...]

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Police Service Commission Warns Against Extortion in Police Recruitment

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 10:00:04 +0000

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has cautioned cyber cafés and recruitment agents against extorting money from applicants seeking enlistment into the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). The warning followed reports that some applicants are being charged as much as N15,000 or more under the guise of assisting with the recruitment process. In a statement issued on [...]

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Michael Schumacher’s Bodyguard Facing Lengthy Prison Sentence Amid Extortion Allegations

David Folami — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 07:00:25 +0000

Michael Schumacher’s former bodyguard, Markus Fritsche is set to stand trial for allegedly attempting to extort £12M from the F1 icon’s family. Recall that he was hired by the Schumachers in 2012, 18 months before the Formula 1 legend was involved in a life-changing skiing accident. Markus worked with the Schumacher family for eight years, [...]

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Kogi Government Suspends Two Principals Over Alleged Extortion

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 13:00:38 +0000

The Kogi State Government has suspended two secondary school principals for alleged extortion and misconduct, as disclosed by the Commissioner for Education, Wemi Jones, on Monday. Jones stated that several other school principals and head teachers are under investigation for similar offenses. While he did not reveal the identities of the suspended principals, he mentioned [...]

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Police Dismiss Officer, Suspend Two Others Over Alleged Extortion

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 10:00:05 +0000

The Nigeria Police authorities have taken disciplinary action against officers involved in the alleged extortion of 3,000 USD from a resident of Port Harcourt. According to a statement by the Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, on Sunday, Inspector Michael Odey has been dismissed, while ASP Doubara Edonyabor and ASP Talent Mungo have [...]

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My Extortion Ordeal Had An Impact On My Physical And Mental Health – Pogba

David Folami — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 17:11:11 +0000

Ex-Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba has come out to share how the alleged £11M extortion plot against him took a heavy toll on his physical and psychological health. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting. According to him, he kept everything to himself for such a long [...]

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FAAN goes hard against extortion, suspends airport officials

Temitope Nlewemchi — Sat, 27 Nov 2021 22:24:46 +0000

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) disclosed that it has suspended some airport officials for allegedly extorting a passenger at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. This is coming barely a few weeks after the Managing Director of FAAN, Capt. Rabiu Yadudu warned that the authority will apply stiffer sanctions against officials that engage in [...]

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Nigerian Police Force Dismisses Three Members For Extortion

Abiodun A. — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 07:35:16 +0000

Three policemen in the Ogun State Command have been dismissed from service for extorting money forcefully from a traveller en route to Lagos from Abeokuta. The culprits, Inspector Sunday John, Sgt Jimoh Asimiya, and Sgt Solomon Adedapo were said to have forcefully extorted one hundred and fifty-three thousand Naira (₦153,000) from the victim while he [...]

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Don’t Use My Name For Extortion – Oba Ewuare

David Folami — Sat, 13 May 2017 17:20:34 +0000

The Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare 11 has warned against illegal extortion under guise of palace authorization. The monarch in a statement issued on Saturday in Benin by his Chief Press Secretary, Desmond Agbama, alleged that some groups were extorting using the name of the palace. He said that a group, Association of Sand Quarry Owners, [...]

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Aisha Buhari Decries Extortion Of Money From Rural Women

David Folami — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 11:54:38 +0000

The wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has decried extortion of money from rural women in the ongoing free distribution of application forms for women empowerment. Aisha expressed her displeasure in a statement by her Special Assistance on Media, Adebisi Olumide-Ajayi, in Abuja on Monday. She said that the forms which was made available by [...]

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ICPC Warns Vehicle Inspection Officers Against Bribery, Extortion

Wale Adebayo — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 23:51:22 +0000

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has advised Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIOs) in Kaduna State to avoid extortion and other forms of corrupt practices. The ICPC North-West Zonal Commissioner, Mr Olusegun Adigun, gave the advice on Thursday at a two-day workshop for VIOs in the state themed “Combating Corruption in Vehicle [...]

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