The Nigeria Police Force has disclosed how four officers attached to Zone 7 Headquarters declared only N31.7 million despite recovering N79.4 million from a man unlawfully arrested at Lagos Airport.

The Force, in a statement by its spokesperson, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the clarification was necessary against the backdrop of social allegations against the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, accusing him of shielding a cartel accused of smuggling suspicious new banknotes from the Central Bank of Nigeria.

GALAXY TV that Adejobi said the officers attempted to steal N43,160,000 from the cash recovered from an employee of a company who had been arrested without authorization.

The claims, which he described as baseless, were orchestrated attempts to tarnish the IGP’s reputation and the integrity of the Force. He also explained that despite deliberately misrepresenting the cash recovered, the officers in question further demanded a percentage of the fund to suppress the cash.

Adejobi added the officers have been found culpable and sanctioned appropriately, The officers further demanded a percentage of the funds to suppress the case.

He urged the public and the media to refrain from spreading this false narrative aimed at tainting the reputation of the Inspector-General of Police.