President Muhammadu Buhari has presented a
Public Service Integrity award to Daniel Amah, a Divisional Police Officer
(DPO) in Kano State, who rejected $200,000 from a robbery syndicate.
The award was presented at an event on
Tuesday, in Abuja, following a recommendation from the chairman of the
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC),
Bolaji Owasanoye.
The recommendation was contained in a letter dated September 13, 2022.
The president during the event emphasized the
need for Nigerians to “kill corruption” for the country “to move forward” while
asking Nigerians to emulate the officer.
Amah’s phenomena action first came to the
limelight on August 17 after the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba
commended his integrity and exhibition of professionalism.
The DPO of the Nasarawa Division in Kano led
an operation that resulted in the arrest of a suspected robber, involved in the
theft of N320,500,000 in the state.
Consequently, the suspect attempted to cover
his tracks by reportedly bribing the DPO with the said sum, which was, however,
rejected.
Amah is currently the divisional police
officer (DPO) in charge of the Nasarawa division in Kano.
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