Two Men Arrested For Allegedly Offering Bribe Of N500,000 To Nigerian Police Officers

Two men have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for trying to toy with the law by offering a bribe of N500,000 to some police officers.

The spokesperson of the state police command, Adekunle Ajisebutu released a statement saying one Adariku Sunday, 34 years of Age who lives in 66, Henry Smith Close, Abidjan GRA, Ajah offered a bribe of N400,000 to release a robbery suspect while one Folorunsho Akeem, age 43 offered the police a sum of 100,000 to set free a suspected cultist.

However, the outstanding officers overseeing the case refused to compromise, the PRO of police had stated.

Mr Ajisebutu also revealed that an anti-crime patrol team of the Area J command, Elemoro apprehended one suspected cultist who was seen with a locally made gun and some bullets on him and a robbery suspect known as Alabi Timothy age 23.

Ajitsebu also said that one Badmus, age 22 who confessed to being a cultist in the Aye confraternity since June 2021 was arrested in the General Paint ghetto area, Ajah, with some bullets on him.