Interior Minister orders probe into alleged extortion by NSCDC officers

Matthew Atungwu - DailyPost Nigeria - 17:26
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has directed an instant probe into allegations of extortion involving officers of the Nigeria Security and

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has directed an instant probe into allegations of extortion involving officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC.

This was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the minister on Media, Babatunde Alao, on Tuesday in Abuja.

In a viral post, the officers, allegedly extorted N5.2 million from a group of young men traveling from Ekiti to Ondo State.

According the minister, any officer found gu...
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