Benue: Report any officer demanding money on highways - Police tell motorists

Motorists successful Benue State person been asked to exposure information unit who request amerciable payments from roadworthy users, pursuing complaints of alleged extortion astatine checkpoints on the Gboko-Zaki Biam highway.

The constabulary made the telephone amid increasing concerns among commercialized transport operators implicit alleged regular collections by information operatives deployed on the road.

Drivers plying the way reportedly claimed they were compelled to portion with amounts ranging from N200 to N1,000 whenever they encountered checkpoints, adding to the outgo of operating connected a roadworthy already plagued by mediocre conditions.

Addressing the allegations connected Saturday, the Benue State Police Command spokesperson, DSP Peter Orchia Aondongu, said complaints against officers progressive successful misconduct would beryllium forwarded to the Commissioner of Police, Cletus Nwadiogbu.

He maintained that the constabulary enactment would not condone the maltreatment of authorization oregon demands for amerciable payments from members of the public.

Aondongu said, “The Commissioner of Police is powerfully against corruption and harassment of civilians. Motorists should study immoderate erring constabulary serviceman who engages successful corrupt practices connected the road to the Benue State Commissioner of constabulary done the PPRO’s office.

“The Command lines are determination for radical to study immoderate serviceman misbehaving connected the road. Motorists should study immoderate ...