Police arrest social critic over N4.2m bribery allegation against Ebonyi CP

A societal critic, Justice Ozobi, has been arrested aft accusing the Ebonyi State Commissioner of Police of collecting N4.2 cardinal successful bribes.

The constabulary spokesperson successful Ebonyi State, Joshua Ukandu, announced the apprehension successful a connection connected Friday.

Ozobi, who is based successful Anambra State, made the allegation successful a Facebook station connected August 31. He claimed that the commissioner collected N700,000 from each of six families, amounting to N4.2 million, to unafraid the merchandise of their sons who had been arrested.

According to him, the suspects were arrested implicit a onshore quality involving immoderate villagers and Sunday Oketa, the accepted ruler of Oroko Onuoha Community successful Abakaliki Local Government Area.

Ozobi besides alleged that officers from the State Criminal Investigation Department released the suspects aft their families made the payments but aboriginal arrested them again and took them to court.

Ukandu said the constabulary bid had earlier denied the allegations against the commissioner.

He said Ozobi was arrested successful Anambra State and taken to Ebonyi for ...