Cross River CP warns personnel against extorting motorists

The Cross River State Commissioner of Police, Ajo Geoffrey Ordue, has warned constabulary officers against demanding oregon collecting wealth from motorists and commercialized transport operators during stop-and-search operations.

Ordue said nary constabulary serviceman was authorised to demand, solicit oregon compel immoderate operator oregon rider to marque payments during stop-and-search oregon immoderate different lawful constabulary operation.

The informing followed renewed complaints of alleged extortion of commercialized drivers and tricycle operators by immoderate constabulary unit successful Calabar and different parts of the state.

The commissioner, represented by the Divisional Police Officer, Atakpa Police Division, CSP Azenda Peter, gave the informing connected Saturday during an engagement with large transport stakeholders successful Calabar.

He advised drivers and riders not to marque specified payments, but to promptly study immoderate constabulary serviceman who demands oregon solicits wealth from them.

The Command, however, cautioned that the prohibition of extortion did not exempt motorists and riders from obeying postulation laws and lawful constabulary directives.

In a connection by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eitokpah Sunday Akata, the commissioner charged commercialized drivers and tricycle operators to comply with applicable roadworthy traffi...