Nigeria, Aug. 26 -- The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command said it has identified and taken into custody officers who allegedly extorted a businessman.

The officers, according to the businessman, extorted N40,000 from him along the Wuye-Utako Road, near Salem Church, Abuja.

In a viral video, the businessman said the officers stopped his vehicle and accused him of covering his car number plate, an allegation he denied.

He said the officers demanded a N50,000 bribe, adding that he negotiated it down to N40,000.

In a statement, the FCT police command said the attention of the Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Sanusi, was drawn to the video, prompting an investigation into the allegations.

According to the Command, the officers d...