Four policemen from the Anti Robbery Squad attached to Area K Badagry have been arrested and taken to X-Squad Ikeja for using guns to force a man, Apagbo John to the bank to withdraw N140,000 in the night in exchange for his life.

The officers were identified as two Inspectors, Pativon Patrick and Owolabi Oke and two other Sergeants, Momoh Jimoh and Akinmade Kehinde.

The incident happened at about 10pm at the ATM of Agbara branch of UBA along Badagry Expressway, Lagos.

The act was eventually got to the knowledge of the Police Area Commander for Badagry, Hope Okafor who promptly intervened, ordered the arrest and detention of the culprits, P.M Express reported.

They were subsequently transferred to the X-Squad for necessary action.

The suspects are currently detained at the State Police Command, Ikeja where they may proceed to court.

It was gathered that the victim, John fell victim of the rogue policemen when he was driving home late in the evening with his parents’ vehicle and there was traffic along the expressway.

The accused policemen stopped him beside the road, labeled him a suspect and threatened to kill him that night as a robber.

It was gathered that he pleaded with them not to kill him but asked them to take everything he had on him including the vehicle to spare his life.

They then allegedly forced him to their office at Area K Command, where they told him that he can only be alive if he will bring a certain amount of money.

John told the officers that he was with his ATM card and had about N140,000 in the account.

It was learnt that they marched him to Agbara that night with their guns where he withdrew the money and gave them.

After they collected the money, they insisted it was not enough and detained him at Area K Command.

Meanwhile, the money he withdrew at the bank belonged to his father who received alerts on the withdrawals.

However, the evil plot was exposed when his parents started making inquiry on what was happening to him and John was traced to the Command.

It was then the information got to the Area Commander, Okafor who was still in the office and she quickly stepped in, ordered the arrest of the officers, collected the money back and returned it to the victim.

According to P.M Express, such incidents are not unusual in the area and has attracted public condemnation.

The residents commended the Area Commander for her resilience in the fight to reduce corruption among the officers, which they said was unprecedented in the area.