"Following SaharaReporters' publication, the IGP constituted a panel from Abuja to investigate the high-profile extortion allegations," the source said. The source disclosed that the evidence prompted the police hierarchy to remove all six Commanding Officers and replace them with new commanders. "Last week the six commanding officers were removed and replaced, while officers they used in collecting the extortion money were recommended for trial," the source revealed. "However, the commanding officers are now busy lobbying to ensure those officers are not prosecuted. But immediately after the payment, our Commanding Officers ordered that ₦70,000 must be returned from each officer.