Two Police Officers Awarded N1 Million For Rejecting Bribe In Kano

The Kano State Police Command on Friday awarded two Police Officers the sum of N1 million for rejecting a N1 million bribe offered to them.

The acting Managing Director, Kano Consumer Protection Council (CPC) Baffa Dan-Agundi presented the sum of money to the Inspectors identified as Garba Saleh Rabo, working with the Operations Department and Jamilu Alkasim to the Kano State Commissioner of Police, Sama’ila Dikko on Thursday.

The statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Police Command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna on Friday said Dan-Agundi noted that Inspector Garba Saleh Rabo and Jamilu Alkasim have done a commendable job by refusing to collect the bribe.

The statement stated that Inspector Garba Saleh Rabo and Jamilu Alkasim are attached to the state Consumer Protection Council task force.

The statement reads, ‘’The two personnel, having received information that expired goods worth billions of Naira were kept in a warehouse, stormed the facility, where N1 million was offered as bribe.‘’ 

“They rejected the bribe, recovered the expired goods, the money as an exhibit, and arrested the suspect,” said Dan Agundi who is also the MD of Kano Road Traffic Agency.

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‘The agency commended the two personnel and decided to give the same amount in appreciation to them. He called on the general public to continue to support the police and appreciate those with outstanding performances.’

According to the statement, the Commissioner of Police Sama’ila Dikko, after presenting the sum of N1 million to the personnel, called on the good people of the state to emulate them.