ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Inspector Charity Oyor, serving in Onitsha Main Market Division has been rewarded with cash of N250, 000, for rejecting bribe from suspected thieves.
Oyor who was rewarded by the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Adeoye, saw a shuttle bus carrying six heavy bundles of stripped armoured cables suspected to have been stolen, while on traffic duty in the market.
She stopped the driver and inquired about the consignment from the purported owner. Rather than explain how he came to be in possession of the cables, the driver offered her bribe which she rejected.
Immediately, the Police Inspector put a call across to her Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Superintendent Joy Ikpeama who led Police personnel to the scene and arrested the suspect.
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Subsequently, the cable was impounded and taken to the station for investigation.
This was revealed by the State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr Tochukwu Ikenga. Ikenga noted that the suspect again offered sum of N500,000 to be allowed to go.
The money was rejected, as the DPO promptly briefed the Commissioner of Police on the arrest and recovery, he said.
Ikenga said: “The CP then ordered State CID Awka to take over the case for investigation with a view to unravelling where the used cables came from.”
While presenting the cash award in his office on Friday, the CP commended the DPO for providing good leadership and Inspector Charity 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 speech, Inspector Oyor promised to rededicate herself to the job she loves so much and thanked the CP for his generosity.