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The Digest:

Two policemen attached to the Force Intelligence Department, a unit close to the Inspector General of Police’s office, have been detained for allegedly kidnapping and robbing an Abuja businessman of ₦10 million. The officers, Adamu Sani and SP Austine, posed as electricity company personnel to gain entry into the victim’s home before abducting him and demanding ransom.

Key Points:
  • Police officers Adamu Sani and SP Austine were detained for robbing a businessman of ₦10m
  • They posed as electricity company staff to enter the victim’s home in Abuja on August 15, 2025
  • The victim was taken to the FID office and threatened with EFCC charges unless he paid
  • His wife withdrew ₦10m cash from a POS operator at an ₦85,000 charge
  • The Police Complaints Response Unit later recovered ₦4m, but the balance remains unpaid
  • The officers claimed that a Deputy Commissioner of Police also shared in the ransom
  • The case is part of multiple extortion and kidnapping allegations against the FID team
This case exposes a disturbing breach of trust within the institution meant to protect, revealing how the uniform can sometimes conceal a storm of criminality, where those sworn to serve become the very source of public terror.

Sources: FIJ