Nigeria: Police Demote Inspector, Dismiss Corporal

27 July 2009

Gusau — A Police Inspector was, weekend, demoted to the rank of sergeant, while one corporal was dismissed from service for allegedly extorting N300,000 from one Aliyu Kaita, a student of Katsina Islamic University, Katsina State.

Zamfara State Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Muhammed Abubakar, while fielding questions from reporters in his office, said the policemen allegedly freightened the victim and seized his money, which they converted to personal use.

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