Bizwoman accuses Oyo police officer of extortion and harassment
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A businesswoman, Anjola Owolabi, has accused an assistant police commissioner, Kadimiel Rmadayi, of extortion and harassment in the Idi-Ope area of Oyo State .
PUNCH Metro understood that when Rmadayi was assigned as zone commander in Oyo town, Owolabi, who ran his business in the town, told him paid a courtesy visit.< /p>
The businesswoman said she gave Rmadayi drinks and a cash gift of 50,000 naira during the familiarization visit.
Owolabi alleged that after some time the area commander asked for more drinks and money to repair his television and a vehicle.
The businesswoman said she fell ill and was admitted for a month, adding that problems started between her and Rmadayi when she was unable to take or return his call due to his condition.
Owolabi said: "I operate a salon and wine shop in Idi-Ope in Oyo State. I extend my gesture to the police. So I visited to the zone commander, ACP Kadimiel Rmadayi, who was recently assigned to Oyo town.
"I went with the drinks and the sum of N50,000 which he happily acknowledged and we exchanged contacts. Two weeks later I received a call from CPA that he needed some drinks and I brought him with the sum of N30,000.
"A week later, I received another call from the same ACP and said that he needed to fix the television in his office and that I had to fix it for him. I gave him the sum of N50,000.
"A few weeks later the CPA called to complain that his drinks had run out and I was still bringing him drinks. A week later he called and complained that the Hilux van he was using was faulty and he needed my help to repair it. I magnanimously gave him 50,000 naira to repair said vehicle."
Owolabi, who said she was not doing anything illegal, explained that she gave the area commander the money and drinks to stop the police from raiding her salon and its store.
The businesswoman said that after she fell ill and was unable to return calls from the area commander, he got upset and deleted her number, adding that efforts to pacify him, including visiting him at his office and informing his superiors had turned out to be abandoned.
"I called the CPA several times but he said he didn't know me. I went to his office but he dismissed me and ordered his men not to not allow me to come back to see him. He promised to take care of me.
“To carry out his threat, on June 13, 2022, police led by him stormed my living room, apprehended me and my children, as well as workers and customers. They accused me of using my phone to record them and damaged it.
"The phone is still with them. They also destroyed my car looking for anything to incriminate me but they were unsuccessful. They transferred us to SCID, Iyaganku - Ibadan where we were held until DC-SCID freed me and my two children after it was discovered that our arrest and detention was unlawful.
"All customers paid 100,000 naira each as a deposit. After the incident, his boys invaded my shop on July 22, 2022; August 12, 16, 19 and 30, 2022. They arrested, assaulted and detained my staff and clients, and extorted them. »
Contacted, Rmadayi said, "We brought them to justice. It would be a prejudice to say a word about it. So I have nothing to say to you."
Please share this story:
A businesswoman, Anjola Owolabi, has accused an assistant police commissioner, Kadimiel Rmadayi, of extortion and harassment in the Idi-Ope area of Oyo State .
PUNCH Metro understood that when Rmadayi was assigned as zone commander in Oyo town, Owolabi, who ran his business in the town, told him paid a courtesy visit.< /p>
The businesswoman said she gave Rmadayi drinks and a cash gift of 50,000 naira during the familiarization visit.
Owolabi alleged that after some time the area commander asked for more drinks and money to repair his television and a vehicle.
The businesswoman said she fell ill and was admitted for a month, adding that problems started between her and Rmadayi when she was unable to take or return his call due to his condition.
Owolabi said: "I operate a salon and wine shop in Idi-Ope in Oyo State. I extend my gesture to the police. So I visited to the zone commander, ACP Kadimiel Rmadayi, who was recently assigned to Oyo town.
"I went with the drinks and the sum of N50,000 which he happily acknowledged and we exchanged contacts. Two weeks later I received a call from CPA that he needed some drinks and I brought him with the sum of N30,000.
"A week later, I received another call from the same ACP and said that he needed to fix the television in his office and that I had to fix it for him. I gave him the sum of N50,000.
"A few weeks later the CPA called to complain that his drinks had run out and I was still bringing him drinks. A week later he called and complained that the Hilux van he was using was faulty and he needed my help to repair it. I magnanimously gave him 50,000 naira to repair said vehicle."
Owolabi, who said she was not doing anything illegal, explained that she gave the area commander the money and drinks to stop the police from raiding her salon and its store.
The businesswoman said that after she fell ill and was unable to return calls from the area commander, he got upset and deleted her number, adding that efforts to pacify him, including visiting him at his office and informing his superiors had turned out to be abandoned.
"I called the CPA several times but he said he didn't know me. I went to his office but he dismissed me and ordered his men not to not allow me to come back to see him. He promised to take care of me.
“To carry out his threat, on June 13, 2022, police led by him stormed my living room, apprehended me and my children, as well as workers and customers. They accused me of using my phone to record them and damaged it.
"The phone is still with them. They also destroyed my car looking for anything to incriminate me but they were unsuccessful. They transferred us to SCID, Iyaganku - Ibadan where we were held until DC-SCID freed me and my two children after it was discovered that our arrest and detention was unlawful.
"All customers paid 100,000 naira each as a deposit. After the incident, his boys invaded my shop on July 22, 2022; August 12, 16, 19 and 30, 2022. They arrested, assaulted and detained my staff and clients, and extorted them. »
Contacted, Rmadayi said, "We brought them to justice. It would be a prejudice to say a word about it. So I have nothing to say to you."
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