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Delta Commissioner of Police orders trial for officers in alleged extortion video
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Delta State Commissioner of Police, Yemi Oyeniyi, has ordered the summary trial of Inspector Augustine Jeremiah and Corporal Miracle Ehirim after a video surfaced showing them allegedly extorting a member of the public. The footage, posted on X by human rights activist Harrison Gwamnishu, shows a uniformed officer observing as a man completes a N51,500 transfer via a point-of-sale terminal inside the C Division police station in Asaba. Gwamnishu alleged that POS operators are routinely used in Delta police stations for on-site extortion payments. State police spokesperson Bright Edafe confirmed the trial would conclude and its outcome made public on Thursday. The Police Complaint Response Unit confirmed the officers' identification, arrest, and detention, stating the Inspector-General of Police directed their appearance at Force Headquarters in Abuja for further interview.
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