Police Summon Officers Caught Extorting Travellers In Edo | Citizen NewsNG
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The Nigeria Police Force has identified and summoned a group of officers featured in a viral video extorting money from motorists.
SaharaReporters had reported that a viral video circulating on TikTok exposed the officers extorting money from travellers along the Benin Bypass in Edo State over the Electronic Central Motor Registry (e-CMR) certificate, despite its suspension by the Inspector-General of Police in July 2024.
The footage, which gained widespread attention on Sunday, shows a troubling encounter between a police officer and a commercial driver, along with his passengers.
“Where is your ECMR?” the officer asked.
“ECMR is illegal,” the driver replied.
The officer then demanded: “If you don’t have it, you will pay money or you buy five litres of fuel.”
When the driver inquired, “How much is five litres of fuel?” the officer responded, “That is N5,000.”
The driver, clearly shocked, asked, “That means you want N5,000 from each person? What about the other person?”
“Let him bring N3,000,” the officer replied casually.
Responding to the incident, the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, condemned the behaviour in a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter).
He wrote: “This action is utterly condemned. The officers have been identified and summoned to Force Headquarters for necessary action.
“We will not tolerate any act of indiscipline or unprofessionalism. We will update the public on our decisions as soon as possible. Thanks.”
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