The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered an investigation into the allegations of abuse of office by some men of the Imo State Police Command. This followed a complaint by a car dealer in Edo State, Anthony Osayande, who accused a team of policemen led by John Ebute of forcefully invading his car stand, carting away five exotic cars and arresting six of his staff members. The alleged incident occurred on October 17, 2024, while Osayande was on a business trip.
He recounted that he received a distress call from one of his salesmen around 4 pm, informing him of the policemen’s presence on his business premises. “When I spoke to them, they introduced themselves as officers from the State CID, Benin City, and said they needed my attention,” Osayande said. He claimed to have pleaded with the officers to wait for his return.
However, during the call, he said he overheard a background command to arrest his staff. Rushing back to his car stand, Osayande said he was shocked to discover that all six of his salesmen had been arrested and exotic cars carted away. “Five luxury vehicles, including a white Lexus RX 2013 model, a black Lexus RX 2010 model, a pencil-coloured Lexus RX 2015 model, and two white GLK 2013 Mercedes Benz SUVs, were taken away by the officers.
The cars are worth N132m,” he alleged. Osayande said he went to Edo State CID, Benin but was told the policemen were from Imo State. He said, “I rushed to the Edo State CID, Benin City, where .