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Policemen Forget Phone In Student’s Car After Extorting Him Of N150K In Rivers

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Some officers of the E-Crack Unit of the Rivers State Police Command have mistakenly forgot a phone in the car of a student of the University of Port Harcourt, UNIPORT, they forcefully extorted of N150,000

The student, who simply gave his name as Victor E, said he went out with two of his friends to get food for his sick girlfriend on February, 16 , 2021, around Rumualogu-Alakahia Car Wash axis of Obio-Akpor Local government area when the officers stopped him for a search of his vehicle.

He added that he was compelled to transfer another N30, 000 to an account of belonging to one Udoh Favour, provided by the E-Crack Officers.

Victor, however, said luck ran out the policemen as one them forgot his phone in his car.
The student told journalists that he quickly switched the Tecno Torchlight phone, to stop the police officers from calling it, using it to trace him and to use it as an evidence against them.

He appealed to the new CP Eboka Friday to help him recover his money and bring the police officers to book.
However ,the officers involved in the alleged extortion was reported to have been arrested yesterday (Thursday).


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