The Delta State Police Command has removed the Divisional Police Officer of the GRA Division in Asaba after reports surfaced of extortion and intimidation involving a man who tried to help a dying stranger.
The DPO was summoned following the account of Tomi Wojuola, a Nigerian man who rushed a collapsed stranger to the hospital, only for the man to pass away on arrival.
Wojuola said that when he requested police assistance, he was detained at the GRA Police Station in Asaba. “To tell you how wicked some officers of the Nigerian Police Force could be, I was instead accused of murder, with my statement taken under caution,” he wrote.
He added that the DPO, CSP Joseph Udoh, told him he was being punished for acting like “Jesus,” warning that after the ordeal, he might hesitate to help anyone in distress again. Wojuola also claimed that the police “emptied his account” for bail, leaving him with just N2,000, and that he was only released after intervention from a high-ranking government official.
Providing an update, Delta State Police Public Relations Officer SP Edafe Bright confirmed on Saturday that the DPO had been removed and sanctioned, and the bail money refunded. “The guy has since been contacted, the DPO removed and sanctioned, and the money refunded,” he said.
Wojuola also confirmed the update on Facebook, writing, “DPO removed and sanctioned. Money refunded. Thanks all, Naija go better one day!”
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Good riddance to bad rubbish
Very good
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