By Favour Goodness
investigation on the happenings on our roads this Yuletide season has uncovered the total of
No fewer than 60 checkpoints staged from Lagos to Onitsha by security operatives and below have been uncovered.
The commuters are expected to cough out over N500M to both the men of the Nigeria Army, the Police, Customs, Civil Defence Corps, Federal Roads Safety Corps amongst other security operatives this festive period.
Below are the extortion points:
- Ilisan – Police checkpoint in front of Babcock University. 2. Ilisan 2 – Another police check less than 300 meters after Babcock 3. Ijebu Ode toll gate – Customs4. Ijebu Ife – Police5. Ijebu Itele – Customs, FRSC, and Army 6. Ijebu Itele 2 – Police and FRSC7. Ijebu Itele 3 – Police 8. Ajebandele – Police9. Ajebandele 2 – Police10. Ajebandele 3 – Police and FRSC 11. Ajebandele 4 – Army, Police 12. Ajebandele 5; less than 100 meters – Police 13. Ajebandele 6; less than 40 meters – Police 14. Ajebandele 7 – Police15. Ajebandele 8 – Police 16. Ajebandele 9 – Police 17. Akinfosile – Police 18. Omotosho – Army19. Omotosho 2 – Police 20. Obatedo – Police 21. Orilewo – Police 22. Orilewo 2 – Customs23. Orilewo 3 – Police 24. Orilewo 4 – Police ORE To BENIN…25 CHECKPOINTS.1. Ore 1 – Police 2. Ore 2 – Customs and Police3. Ofosu – Army 4. Ofosu 2 – Police 5. Ofosu 3 – FRSC and Police 6. Ugbogui Town – Police 7. Okada – Customs and Police 8. Okada 2 – Police 9. Okada 3 – SARS(on plan uniforms ) 10. Okada 4 – Police 11. Okada 5 – Police 12. Okada 6 – SARS13. Okada 7 – Army14. Okada 8 – SARS(on plan uniforms ) . Okada 9 – SARS16. Okada 10 – Police 17. Okada 11 – Police 18. Okada 12 – Police 19. Iwinosa – SARS(on plan uniforms )20. Benin toll gate – Customs, FRSC, SARS(on plan uniforms ) 21. Benin By-Pass-1- Police 22. Benin By-Pass-2 – SARS(on plan uniforms ) 23. Benin By-Pass-3 – Army 24. Ugoneki – Police25. Ugoneki 2 – Police
BENIN TO BRIDGE-HEAD ONITSHA…11 CHECKPOINTS:1. Abudu – Customs 2. Abudu 2 – Army 3. Omumu-Agbor – Army, FRSC, Police, and Customs4. Agbor – Police 5. Ekwuoma – Police6. Issele Uku – SARS(on plan uniforms ) 7. Issele Uku 2 – Police8. Akwa Ukwu – Customs and Army9. Ogwashi – Customs10. Okpanam – Customs and Police 11. Onitsha Bridgehead – Mopol Through intimidation, blackmail, threats, gunpoints, South East travelers during Christmas will lose over N500 million as bribes, seized cars, confiscation of foodstuffs to the Police, Army, Customs, and FRSC.
Calling on the Service Chiefs to work assiduously in monitoring the activities of their men, aimed at curtailing their excesses, some of the stakeholders in South East region said the actions of some men of the security agents has brought about the hatred the region has for President Mohammedu Buhari.
The stakeholders, however, advised commuters to move with caution on the roads to avoid making themselves rats that would make cats to go after them.
“The best way to defeat your enemy is to do away anything that would bring you low before him. While plying the roads this festive season, make sure you do away with country bound goods and behave yourself by avoiding confrontation with the security agents” they advised.
The spokesman of the southeast Stakeholders, Chief Duru Eke said in as much as they are worried over the alleged extortion points, they are working towards meeting with the Ohaneze Ndigbo for the Ndigbo apex body to intervene in the alleged moderation of Ndigbo on the roads by the security agents.
