Five police officers indicted in gold fraud case

The officers are alleged to be part of a syndicate that includes some unlicensed gold dealers who reportedly sold gold to a French man, Atrous Yazid and his partner, and stole the gold back before the buyers could leave the country.

"Soon after we paid the money, three policemen in uniform, and two others in civilian clothes, jumped on us beat my friend took the gold from us and put us in cells for one day,"

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Ringleader of the syndicate has reportedly been let lose.

Yazid and his business partner say they are frustrated even though the PIPS Bureau have taken up the matter.

This is coming at a time when there are continuing reports of police involvement in crime.