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SARS officer robs actress at gunpoint in Ikorodu, forces her to transfer money into his account



OREDOLA ADEOLA |

Rising actress, Princess Ifeoluwa
Adegoke, popularly known as Princess Ife, has exposed one, Inspector  Olusola Charles , a member of Special Anti-Robbery Squad ( SARS), as one of the armed gun men who robbed her at gun point on Wednesday noon, in Ikorodu, who forced her to transfer a sum of N5052.50k from her account into his account.




In a tweet obtained by this newspaper, she said, “With my encounter today(Wednesday), it’s safe to say some SARS officers are armed robbers. I was going for a movie shoot in Ikorodu today and armed members of SARS pulled us over & made us pay for no reason. Threatening they were going to waste our lives. I made a transfer so they can be traced.

The Assistant Commissioner of Police , ACP Yomi Shogunle, Head, Public Complaint Rapid Response Unit #PCRRU of the Nigerian Police Force, who received the petition of Princess Adegoke, acknowledged the complaint, adding that investigation has been initiated.

ACP Shogunle in a tweet claimed that the account owner has been identified as Inspector Charles Omotosho, FSARS Ikorodu, Lagos, arrested and is in custody. He said preliminary investigation is ongoing.

He said, “Her effort at identifying the officer is appreciated. We encourage Nigerians to speak out just as Princess Ife has done. Factual feed-backs are very helpful. Her case is being investigated. The officer in question, Insp. Charles Omotosho is in custody.

He further added, “ PCRRU will inform you on next line of action. Sorry for the experience.”

Princess Ife, in her remark, acknowledged the swift response of the PCRRU and efforts of ACP Shogunle.

According to her, SARS harassment must stop. She noted that young Nigerians doing legitimate works do not deserve to be treated like criminals.


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