Policeman Dismissed for Collecting Salary From 15 Commands

The Nigerian Police authorities have told a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, that a dismissed police officer, Victor Afam Banor, had been earning salaries from 15 different police commands.

The dismissed officer was alleged to have stolen N20 million meant for salaries of officers of Enugu State Police Command.

Banor, said to have been dismissed while serving at Umunede Police Division in Delta State for allegedly stealing an exhibit vehicle in a criminal case under investigation, escaped from detention and resurfaced at Enugu Command with a falsified signature, claiming to still be a Deputy Superintendent of Police.

The police IG, in the counter-affidavit opposing an application by Banor to be freed from police detention by the court, urged the court not to release him since investigation into his alleged crime was still ongoing.

Justice Aneke adjourned to November 21 for ruling on Banor’s bail application.