Rivers drivers protest harassment, extortion by police

The protesting drivers alleged that there were over 10 police checkpoints from Eleme in Eleme LGA, to Igbo-Etche in Obio/Akpor LGA.

The drivers said they were forced to pay at every checkpoint manned by men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad and other policemen. The protest, which lasted for almost three hours, left many passengers stranded with some forced to trek long distances to get to their destination. One of the drivers, who identified himself as Ifeanyi, said, “We have three checkpoints and SARS is collecting N100 on each trip for taxis, while they collect N200 from bus drivers.”The Chairman of the drivers’ association in Igbo-Etche, Chinyere Ude, said, “Police don’t care whether you have paper or not. It is either you give them money or you park your vehicle.”

The state Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mukan, said he would get the details of the incident and get back to our correspondent.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.

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