Nnamdi Chukwu
THE Anambra State Police Command has awarded a cash sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (N250,000.00) to a female police officer, Inspector Charity Oyor, for rejecting a bribe offered to her by a suspected cable thief in Onitsha, Anambra State.
Oyor, a serving police officer in the Main Market Division, Onitsha, was on traffic duty in the market on Wednesday, 23 August 2023, when she saw a shuttle bus carrying six heavy bundles of stripped armoured cable suspected to have been stolen driving past. She was said to have 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.
This is according to a press release by the state police spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, on Friday. Ikenga said the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Aderemi Adeoye, while presenting the cash to the officer in Awka on Friday, commended Oyor for her uprightness and urged all other officers to uphold ethics of the profession by refusing to be compromised in the discharge of their duties.
The statement read, “The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Aderemi Adeoye, has awarded a cash sum of N250,000 to a policewoman serving in Main Market Division, Onitsha.
“The policewoman, Inspector Charity Oyor, who was on traffic duty in the market on Wednesday, 23rd August 2023, saw a shuttle bus carrying six heavy bundles of stripped armoured cable suspected to have been stolen driving past.
“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.”
He added, “At the station, the suspect again offered the 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 Commissioner of Police then ordered the State CID, Awka, to take over the case for investigation with a view to unravelling where the used cables came from.
“At the presentation of the cash award in his office today, the Commissioner of Police commended the DPO for providing good leadership and Inspector Oyor 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.”
In her remarks, the DPO thanked the CP for leading by example and said her personnel were inspired by his leadership.
Inspector Oyor also promised to rededicate herself to the job she loves so much and thanked the Commissioner of Police for his generosity. Also present at the brief ceremony was the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Administration, DCP Peter Umoru Ozigi.
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