Police Most Corrupt In Anambra State, Says CLO

The Civil Liberties Organization (CLO)Anambra state chapter yesterday  pointed out how some divisions of the Nigerian police  in Anambra state has earned the sobriquet of most corrupt in th state.


In a statement made available to the Nation in Onitsha and signed by the State chairman of CLO Anambra state chapter , Comrade Alloysuis Attah lamenetd the ill conducts of the Nigerian police in voilations of human rights in Anambra state and called for caution demanding the CP to be on alert to avoid the corrupt officers dragging his name to the mud.

CLO stated ,’’ …despite all efforts for reformation, bribery astronomical bail fee, extortion , torture and intimidation still remain the accompanying definitions of policing in Anambra state . Crime prevention , intelligence gathering and security mapping suffers terribly under this mindset because the people being protected end up as victims while professionalism is sacrificed on the altar of primitive accumulation.

Attah insisted that ‘’This report cannot be complete without dishing out awards of infamy to some divisions and officers who have vowed to tarnish the image of the police despite the commitment of Alhaji MD Abubakar.
‘’The station with the Most corrupt policemen in Anambra state goes to Okpoko Police division , Obodoukwu Road , Onitsha/Ogbaru. Though headed by Emeka Ugwu who we are yet to place fully where he belongs in terms of integrity. Men from the station rank the highest in proclivity for material acquisition , arbitrary arrests and money for bail and mass arrest for quick cash.
‘’The most money conscious officer award also goes to Supol Tony Onyakhire , Unit commander , Okpoko SARS , under Mr Tony’s watchful eyes , his men who were trained to apprehend armed robbers and felons engages in mass arrest of innocent traders at random along the road or in beer parlors without investigation , they summarily dump their victims inside their bed bugs infested cells and openly collect cash in exchange for the detained people’s freedom ranging from N10,000 to N70,000. The bulk of the men at Okpoko SARS with their commander need to be transferred to Baga road in Maiduguri , Borno state where they shall be shaking hands daily with Boko Haram extremists.
Anambra CLO Boss stated further, ‘’The third award of the officer with a compromised mindset award should go to SP Friday Onoja , the DPO Awada police station for willfully encouraging his men to collect fees for bail. He also gets the award for allowing his boys to turn every nooks and crannies of Awada into cash office for police and using the 7 p m restriction of Okada movement as an opportunity to make illicit money from all cyclists both private and commercial.
But an award of role model police officer was given to the DPO  Fegge Police station CSP Shehu Meikudi for being exemplary and role model in disciplining errant officers and standing by the truth always.