A police officer working with the Edo State police has been sentenced to 4 years imprisonment for accepting a bribe of N500, 000 from a suspect under investigation.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said in a statement that Mr. Temple Nwankwoala, a Superintendent of Police was arraigned before the High Court of Edo State in Benin for demanding the sum of N1m and consequently accepting N500,000 from a suspect whose case he was handling.
Mike Sowe, the ICPC’ s Head Public Enlightenment said the police officer had promised to manipulate the case in favour of the suspect, who had earlier pleaded with him to accept the sum of N300, 000.
He added that the ICPC set up an investigation when the suspect reported the matter to them, which eventually led to the arrest of the police officer after he had received N500, 000 in marked notes in the presence of ICPC operatives.
“The accused was subsequently arraigned on a four count charge for demanding and receiving gratification and for failure to report the offer of bribe.”
“At the conclusion of the trial, the accused was discharged on counts 2 and 4 but convicted on count 1 for demanding gratification and sentenced to 4 years imprisonment; and on count 3 for failure to report the offer of gratification and sentenced to 3 years in jail. Both sentences are to run concurrently,” the ICPC said.
That is good for that police.but if our nation can continue lik this,corruption will totally eradicate patapata.but for that suspect u did not do well at all becose once u know that u will implicate the police why begging him to collect d bribe for ur ransom.but dont think u sharp ooo…
na wetin fit dem,make dem dey catch dem one by one. Who is even sure dt d retired inspector general of police dt jst retired did nt accept his own bribe and allow d xmas day bomber 2 excape? 9ja is changing 4 gud