How Can Police Extortion Be Stopped In Nigeria?

Nigeria Daily

Nigeria Daily
How Can Police Extortion Be Stopped In Nigeria?
Jul 21, 2026
Luqman Awwal Agono

The arrest of four police officers accused of extorting the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in Abuja has once again put police extortion in the national spotlight. But beyond this incident, many Nigerians say they have experienced similar encounters.

Today on Nigeria Daily, Luqman Awwal Agono asks a critical question: How can police extortion be stopped in Nigeria? What will it take to end a problem that has persisted despite years of reforms and repeated warnings from the police hierarchy?

Join Barrister Nanchwant Killi and retired police officer and security expert DSP Adamu M. Muhammad (Rtd.) as they examine the legal, institutional and practical steps needed to tackle police extortion in Nigeria.