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policeman on highway patrol duty between
Ibadan and Lagos shot a motorist in the early
hours of Tuesday, November 11, over a N50
bribe.
Victim of the shooting incident, Umaru Bayi
Umaru Bayi was driving a commercial bus which
departed from Jos in Plateau State Monday night,
with a full set of passengers bound for Lagos. As
they approached Lagos from Ibadan around 1
p.m. during their journey they were stopped by a
policeman in a patrol van on the highway. The van
was later identified by its plate number, C NPF
6843.
After stopping the bus, the unidentified
policeman reportedly demanded a N50 bribe
from the driver, but the driver said he only had
N1,000 notes.
The driver had also asked his passengers to assist
him with a N50 note to pay the bribe demanded,
but none of the passengers had it.
Victim of the shooting incident, Umaru Bayi
Following the vain search, the driver had offered
his N1,000 note to the policeman and asked for
"change". But the policeman reacted with anger,
asking "should I be looking for change for you?"
Witnesses said the argument was very brief and
the policeman ordered the driver down from the
bus. He then allegedly shot the driver in the pelvic
area and fled.
Umaru is currently being operated upon at a
hospital. His relatives report that he is in critical
http://saharareporters.com/2014/11/17/police-officer-highway-duty-shoots-motorist-over-n50-bribe

The policeman is cursed and he sure will reap what he is sowing. Thank God the driver survived the shot.