By Hadiza Mohammed, Northern Operation
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has commenced disciplinary proceedings against four police officers accused of abandoning their duty posts and extorting ₦52,000 from the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu (SAN).
The officers — ASP Clement Ehigala, ASP Sunday Okpe, Inspector Samuel Onoja and Sergeant Yakubu Emmanuel — have been ordered to face an orderly room trial following the directive of the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, Ahmed Sanusi.
The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh.
According to the statement, the incident occurred on July 11, 2026, at about 3:34 p.m., when the officers allegedly abandoned their assigned duty posts and moved to the Banex Plaza Junction in Wuse II, Abuja, where they mounted an unauthorised traffic enforcement operation.
The command alleged that during the illegal operation, the officers stopped a motorist over an alleged traffic violation and extorted ₦52,000 from him. The victim was later identified as the ICPC Chairman, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu.
“During the course of the illegal traffic duty, the officers stopped a motorist on the allegation of violating traffic regulations and extorted the sum of ₦52,000 from him. The victim was subsequently identified as the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN.
“Following receipt of the complaint, the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, PhD, FCAI, ordered the immediate arrest of the four officers and directed that they be subjected to orderly room trial for abandoning their lawful duty posts, embarking on unauthorised traffic enforcement, and engaging in the alleged extortion,” the statement read.
Adeh said disciplinary proceedings had already begun in line with the Nigeria Police Force’s regulations.
“The Command has commenced disciplinary proceedings against the officers in line with established police regulations, reaffirming its commitment to professionalism, accountability, and zero tolerance for misconduct by its personnel,” she stated.
The latest action follows an earlier announcement by the police commissioner last Monday that the four officers had been arrested over the alleged extortion of the ICPC chairman during what he described as an illegal stop-and-search operation around the Banex area.
Sanusi had condemned the officers’ conduct, describing them as “thieves” who had no business wearing the police uniform.
He alleged that the officers abandoned their designated duty posts, mounted an illegal checkpoint and extorted the anti-corruption agency chairman without knowing his identity.
The police commissioner also vowed that any officer found culpable would face severe disciplinary measures, including dismissal from the Force where necessary.
