Nigeria Police Laments Use Of Its Emergency Numbers To Obtain Loans

By Akinwale Kasali

Haruna Garba, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Commissioner of Police has lamented the use of its emergency numbers by fraudulent and unscrupulous persons to obtain loans from Loan Shark Companies.

A perturbed Garba said that non-state actors had also been engaging the emergency lines.

He warned those behind this illicit act to desist from it, and said the police would ensure they are brought to book.

In a statement on Friday, the Command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, stated that the Police frowns at such act, as any one caught in the act will be brought to book and face the full wrath of the law.

It partly read: “In the same vein, the CP enjoins non-state actors who have been engaging the Police emergency lines in their mischievous posts, aimed at misleading members of the public and those submitting same to obtain loans to desist from such and only use the emergency lines for its intended purpose as deliberate steps will be taken to arrest and prosecute the purveyors of these illegal acts.”

She said the CP urged residents to cooperate with the Police for improved service delivery.

“He equally tasks FCT residents to take advantage of the Police Control Room numbers in reporting suspicious activities: 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653, and 08028940883,” she added.