Policeman strips naked to evade arrest in Lagos

A police officer identified only as Ogogor in a bid to evade arrest stripped naked in public after he was caught extorting money from a woman. The incident reportedly happened at a Union Bank Premises in Surulere, Lagos.

According to The Nation, the dubious police officer had followed a customer to extort money from her at the bank but was caught red-handed.

It was gathered that the policeman arrested the woman for alleged traffic offence and demanded N30,000 bribe from her, insisting that she would pay N50,000 should the matter get to the station.

He thereafter followed the woman who claimed to be out of cash to the bank in order for her to withdraw the N30,000 and give him, not knowing she had put a call across to a rights activist.

The unnamed activist contacted the Police Commissioner, Fatai Owoseni, who deployed policemen to the scene with an order to apprehend the errant personnel.

But on getting to the scene, it was learnt that Ogogor first went under a vehicle parked within the premises but was dragged out by his colleagues who had been directed to fetch him.

“He became violent. When he was dragged from underneath the vehicle. He started tearing his uniform and went n*ked in public. He striped to avoid being arrested but some area boys came to assist the policemen who came from the CP’s office to effect the arrest and they dragged him into the police van,” said a source.

It was gathered that Ogogor was taken to the X-Squad unit at the police command, where he was detained and would be tried in orderly room