Nigeria, Feb. 14 -- The police in Imo State, South-east Nigeria, have dismissed three officers over alleged kidnapping, extorting of N1.7 million and car snatching in the state.

The dismissed officers are Gift Ekwueme and Ikechukwu Eto, who were sergeants.

The third dismissed officer, Divine Okwuaru, was a corporal.

The police spokesperson in Imo State, Henry Okoye, told the Punch newspaper that the officers were dismissed after being found guilty of the offences at an orderly room trial.

"After we received the complaint, the police swung into investigation.

"They were arrested, detained, faced an orderly room trial, and after they were found guilty, they were dismissed and the Imo commissioner of police ratified it," he said.

"They...