Aderemi Adeoye, the Anambra Police Commissioner, has awarded N250,000 to a policewoman, Inspector Charity Oyor, for refusing a bribe from a suspect.
Tochukwu Ikenga, spokesman for the Anambra Police Command, stated on Friday that Inspector Charity works at the Main Market Division in Onitsha.
According to him, the officer turned down a payment from a suspect who was carrying six hefty bundles of stripped armoured cable suspected of being 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 statement added.
“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.
“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 case was then transferred to the State CID in Awka, with the Commissioner commending Inspector Charity for her integrity at the distribution of the monetary award on Friday.
He advised all Command staff to always preserve the profession’s principles by refusing to be compromised in the performance of their duty.
The officer, on her part, promised to rededicate herself to the job she adores and thanked the Commissioner for his generosity.
This is just as DPO Ikpeama thanked the Commissioner for leading by example, adding that her personnel were inspired by his leadership.
