Daniel Itse Amah
Daniel Itse Amah | |
|---|---|
| Assitance Commisioner of Police | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 July 1981 Jos East, Plateau State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Alma mater | . |
| Occupation | Police officer |
| Awards | Public Services Intergrity Award (2022) |
Daniel Itse Amah (born 7 July 1981) is a Nigerian police officer who served as Divisional Police Officer DPO in Nassarawa, Kano State. He is known for commitment to integrity, his exemplemantry act of rejecting substancitial bribe of $200,000 earned him recognition and was promote to the rank Assistant commissioner of police in charge of operation in Kano State Police Command. [1][2]
Early life and career
Itse was born and rose Jos East, Plateau State. He joined the Nigerian Police Force as a Cadet Inspector in 2002 and currently serves as a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) at Bompai police station in Nasarawa Council, Kano State.[3] Itse oversaw the arrest and prosecution of Ali Zaki, along with a few other police officers, in a case of armed robbery totaling Three hundred and twenty million five hundred thousand Naira, (N320,500million), the suspect offered $200,000 to the him to kill the case, through a bank staff. The offer was rejected, the bank staff was promptly arrested which led to the arrest of the suspect.[4][5]
Daniel Amah also received a commendation from Inspector General of Police Usman Alkali Baba for turning down the bribe and was promoted to the rank of Assistance Commissioner.
References
- ↑ "Kano Police Officer Rewarded For Rejecting $200,000 Bribe". Channels TV. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ↑ Y, Mukhtar (17 August 2022). "Police Boss Commends SP Daniel Itse Amah for Rejecting $200,000 Bribery from Suspect". PRNigeria News. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ↑ Nigeria, Guardian (7 October 2022). "Lalong praises Plateau-born police officer, Itse Amah, for rejecting". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ↑ "Reward most deserving". The Nation. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ↑ Naija, JoJo (12 October 2022). "Meet The Police Officer That Turned Down A Bribe Of N148million". Jojo Naija. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
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