Omo, Lagos don scatter again with wahala for Ikorodu side! E be like say some police wey dey work for Ikorodu no fit resist the temptation of quick cash, as dem go full ground dey extort money from people like say na normal business.
One auto dealer, Quadri Balogun, don come talk say dem police stop am and him padi for road, na so dem begin point gun for dem head. Chai! Imagine person dey drive just dey enjoy him day, and police go come turn am to showdown!
As dem stop am for Itamaga area, e say he show dem all him vehicle documents like correct citizen wey wan abide by the law, but na there dem go tell am say make him and him friend come out for the car. No be here wahala start o!
According to Balogun, dem no allow dem explain anything, just carry dem enter dem own mini bus and start to dey shake dem down. Dem carry am go behind LASUSTECH, na there dem start to threaten am, say na so dem fit finish am if e no gree comply.
Dem don even knack am for face say dem go take him phone and wristwatch, claiming say him dey snap dem. Na wa o! Dem go dey find person wey go snap dem picture even on duty? Nigeria, we need to fix dis!
Balogun talk say dem first demand N5 million before dem fit release dem, but after long prayer and negotiation behind, dem come bring am down to N100,000. Wetin you sabi, dem no fit collect anything less. Na dem way be dis!
In the end, Balogun and him friend neva get choice, dem rush go find money from family members before dem fit withdraw am through Point of Sale (PoS) operator. E mean say na so dem force am to borrow money just to free themselves.
Balogun come dey express him sorrow after the whole matter, talk say e no fit concentrate since, the trauma dey disturb am and him no fit forget the gun wey dem point at dem. My brother, na serious matter o!
When dem contact police for comments, Abimbola Adebisi, wey be the Police Public Relations Officer, come dey tell dem say make dem run report at police complaints unit. The officer no dey waste time for this kain matter again, dem don dey use social media dey talk since last year say people no dey gree again on police extortion.
We don see how even plumber and mechanical engineer talk say dem don near wahala with police before, how much more ordinary person wey just dey hustle on the street? The government need to do something, cause dem police wey suppose protect us don turn to thieves!
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