Nigeria, Sept. 27 -- The Commissioner of Police in Kwara State, Adekimi Ojo, has cautioned officers of the command against extortion, harassment, unlawful phone searches, and profiling of youths as internet fraudsters.

Ojo issued the warning while addressing Deputy Commissioners, Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers, and Tactical Commanders in Ilorin on Friday, noting that the directive was in line with the instructions of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.

He stressed that any officer found violating human rights or engaging in misconduct would face strict disciplinary sanctions.

"Officers who interfere in purely civil cases without criminal elements, unlawfully search citizens' phones, or maliciously label yout...