Drama as Ortom busts illegal revenue checkpoint in Benue, arrests operators [PHOTOS]

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Luck ran out on a gang of illegal checkpoint operators at Abinsi, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State on Sunday, October 24, 2021, when Governor

Governor Ortom’s attention was drawn to the activities of the illegal revenue operators when he noticed the harassment of heavy-duty vehicles that were detained at the checkpoint on his way from Kwande Local Government.As soon as he alighted from his car, some of the youths at the checkpoint took to their heels.

The Governor directed that those who fled should also be apprehended and thoroughly investigated alongside the four suspects to unravel benefactors of the proceeds from their illegal collections. Governor Ortom lamented that despite the collections, nothing goes to the government as such monies are diverted into private pockets for individual use.

 

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