Hopes of scores of policemen in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, to receive their September salaries were dashed this morning as the N11.7 million meant for their salaries has been stolen.

P.M.NEWS investigation this morning revealed that the money was stolen from the Nigerian Police Force Micro Finance Bank situated within Ikeja Police College at GRA.

The money was paid into the bank on Friday yet there was no sign of burglary when it was discovered missing this morning.

When P.M.NEWS visited the bank today at about 10.1 5 a.m., a large number of policemen who stormed the bank were disappointed as they could not collect their salary.

They were directed to go to another branch of the microfinance bank at Obalende for the payment of their salaries.

When P.M.NEWS attempted to speak with the manager at the Microfinance Bank, he declined to comment on the incident.

When contacted on phone, Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Samuel Jinadu said he was driving.

At the bank located at the back of the office of the Commandant of the Police College, P.M.NEWS correspondents saw police detectives attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Panti, Yaba, investigating the incident.

Before the N11.7 million simply grew wings and disappeared between last Friday and yesterday, corruption cases had been reported and investigated at the Police College.

Police sources told P.M.NEWS that officers who attended promotion courses from the rank of Inspector to Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, were compelled to pay N7,000 each.

The officers are said to be divided into three batches. A batch has up to 15,000 policemen and there could be three of such batches for the promotion course that lasts only three weeks.

Our source said Constables and Corporals are also compelled to pay at least N5,000 each before they are allowed to take part in promotion courses.

P.M.NEWS learnt that because of these alleged sharp practices, policemen now lobby to work at the Police College.

The corruption allegations at the college are being investigated by a panel headed by ACP Noah Adesanyin. Other members of the panel are CSP Emmanuel Ighodalo, a former Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, and four high ranking police officers.

http://pmnewsnigeria.com/2011/10/04/police-salary-stolen-from-police-bank/

This is the height of it in Nigeria

This is it

chai! lwkmd!

One cop crimes deserves another, I dey laff o!

Oh my world! lol!

i have seen things in this country ooo

why should they keep such money if there is no electronic security to watch the environment. moreso, are they meant to pay cash to the officers instead of cheque?

Why are thieves stealing from one another?

Nigeria Police business? Why should I give a hoot? Kmt!

Double wahala for dead body

what a country!!!

Not surprised

Must be a very very brave criminal to steal from police bank

Its Naija baby, Anyfin absolutely anyfin can happen. Even the Former head of state Obasanjo fit be Robber, Anyway is one

****SMH**********


Nigeria



way forward?!?!?


they should use the 50 50 niaran dey have been collecting to replace it,

hehehe

I pity the motoris this month!

Na una go pay for am!!

i laffd in pidgin english yesterday evenin wen i saw d pm news headline.

N11.7m, with such amt, its obvious dat d money is 4 low ranked officers. I pity them.

Money gat wings o! Make dem question the pol. comm wella. I dey suspect that boi.

wonders shall not cease!

na we go suffer am

talk true:

why should they keep such money if there is no electronic security to watch the environment. moreso, are they meant to pay cash to the officers instead of cheque?

Yes, why keeping it there while there was no adequate security?

The money was paid into the bank on Friday yet there was no sign of burglary when it was discovered missing this morning.

The money developed wing.

eghost, are you a bus driver or an okada man? Just asking

juman:

Yes, why keeping it there while there was no adequate security?

The money developed wing.

which other security apart from police now?

who tif d moni na?abeg mek him carri am go gve dem.our police go hopeless die.i pity dem

Hahahaha Thief don Thief Thief money.

i pity people that are living in that area cus their taxation will increase, 

Do you guys now see why we all should support the drive of SLS for a cashless society? Paying folks with cash and cheques in this day and age of electronic transfer and sophisticated automated payroll systems? What da f.u.ck. We are always reactionary in Nigeria and hardly ever proactive. Sad. Truly sad.

Bestglo:

Double wahala for dead body 

And the owner of deady body 

The 9ja police self na criminal branch, how come's 11.7million just miss Hahahahaha, !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this one 2much Banks should watch out the kind of police they deploy to there branches.