Police Rewards Woman Inspector With N250,000 For Rejecting Bribe

A policewoman Inspector Charity Oyor was rewarded with N250,000 by the Anambra Police Commissioner Aderemi Adeoye for rejecting a bribe from a cable theft suspect.

Inspector Charity, according to a statement on Friday, by the spokesman of the Anambra Police Command Tochukwu Ikenga, serves at the Main Market Division, Onitsha.

The statement noted that, the officer had rejected a bribe from a suspect whom she intercepted carrying six heavy bundles of stripped armoured cable suspected to have been stolen.

“She stopped the driver and inquired about the consignment from the purported owner who rather than explain how he came to be in possession of the cable offered her a bribe which she rejected.

“The Police Inspector put a call across to her DPO Superintendent Joy Chidinma Ikpeama who led Police Personnel to the scene and arrested the suspect. The cable was impounded and taken to the Station for investigation.

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“At the station, the suspect again offered a sum of N500,000 to be allowed to go. This was rejected by the officers. The DPO promptly briefed the Commissioner of Police on the arrest and recovery,” the state stated.

The case was then taken to the State CID, Awka with the Commissioner at the presentation of the cash reward on Friday commending Inspector Charity for her uprightness.

He urged all personnel in the Command to always uphold the ethics of the profession by refusing to be compromised in the discharge of their duties.

The policewoman while thanking the Commissioner for his generosity, promised to rededicate herself to her job.