A student of the Federal Polytechnic Offa in Kwara State has allegedly been extorted of ₦200,000 by police officers while on his way home from school.
The incident was shared by a user, @oyintom22, on X (formerly Twitter), detailing how the student, identified as Taiwo Kayode Taye, was travelling from Offa to Osogbo when he was stopped by officers from the Anti-Cultism Unit at Erin-Ile.
According to the post, the student refused to allow the officers check his phone, leading to his arrest and detention at the Ijagbo Police Division around noon.
He was later moved to the State CID Anti-Cultism Department at GRA, Ilorin, where he remained until after 5 p.m.
The officers reportedly forced him to unlock his phone using Face ID and compelled him to transfer ₦200,000 to an account bearing the name Lucy Akor.
The statement read in part: “Good day, @Princemoye1. Your rogue officers in Kwara State have struck again. Taiwo Kayode Taye, a student of Federal Polytechnic, Offa, was travelling to Osogbo yesterday when officers from the Anti-Cultism Unit stopped him at Erin-Ile.”
“They demanded to check his phone, which he refused. Consequently, they took him to Ijagbo Police Division around 12 PM, where he was detained until after 5 PM. Later, the officers moved him to the State CID Anti-Cultism Department at GRA, Ilorin.”
“Without any charges or a statement, they forced him to unlock his bank account using Face ID and coerced him into transferring ₦200,000 to an account belonging to Lucy Akor. What kind of country allows this? Please address this injustice.”
The post tagged the Nigeria Police Force and its Complaint Response Unit, calling for immediate action and justice.
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