REPORTER’S DIARY: With N46,000 bribe, I drove a ‘stolen’ car from Abuja to Lagos, and back!

An operative of the Nigeria Police Force identified as Gambo might be in hot soup as he was videoed obtaining bribe from an undercover journalist investigating corruption among security operatives.

Over two days in April, investigative journalist ‘Fisayo Soyombo drove the equivalent of a stolen vehicle from Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital, to Lagos, the country’s commercial hub.

Not only did he arrive Lagos safely with the car, he returned to Abuja scot-free with it — and this is despite passing through a whopping 86 checkpoints in a journey of over 1,600km that lasted a cumulative 28hours 17minutes. He recounts his experience in this article for TheCable.

Just by the exit of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway into the descent leading to Ife Road, a policeman named Gambo aggressively flagged him down during the second part of the undercover investigation.

After much haggling, they both agreed on a N20,000 fee to be paid to Gambo as bribe for the undercover journalist whose vehicle had no papers to be free. It was unknown to Gambo that their discussion was being filmed by the journalist.

Read how some scenes of the drama ensued below:

“What is the content of these bags?” he asks after making me open the car booth.

“Personal effects.”

“Can we check?”

“Yes, please.”

When he requests for my papers and I tell him I don’t have, he climbs into the car with me, signals his colleague that he is leaving the scene with me, and asks me to drive off. He doesn’t exactly tell me the destination, but rather than go right towards Ife Road, he asks me to exit the roundabout to the left, towards Idi-Ape in Ibadan.

When I politely ask to be allowed to park nearby “so we can discuss”, Gambo, as the officer would later introduce himself as, drags the car steering with me, Soyombo narrated in his lengthy report.

“I’m not a easy person like that o,” he says emphatically. “You want to argue with me? Even if we are going to discuss, don’t cause holdup. Don’t argue with me; you cannot argue with me, oga. I’m not a easy person like that o. I say go!”

I comply, telling him: “You said you want to discuss; I’m ready.”

“No, I don’t want to discuss!” Officer Gambo interjects. “But if you want to discuss, I’m hearing you. If you want to discuss, I will listen to you.”

“Tell me what you want,” I reply. “If you tell me what you want, I will do it.”

Encouraged, he asks in quick succession: “Can you? Can you?”

“I’ll try my best.”

Watch the video below


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SApnUH9AZ9k

Source: https://www.thecable.ng/reporters-diary-with-n46000-bribe-i-drove-a-stolen-car-from-abuja-to-lagos-and-back

Where is the money??

as if we didnt already know that the police are crooked in Nigeria....come on now!

By their cursed uniform we shall know them

quit unfortunate. the way they quote price like its moi- moi.

nor be agodi police station road be dis

Jesu... Na wa ooooo, he go do spend inside the money oooo

That's transmission confusion

IN FALZ'S VOICE:

EVERYBODY BE CRI......M..........oya make person complete'am..

9ja folice

An the said buharis gonment is not corrupt

Na their work be that..
Fvck the police.

Daily norms

this not news nah...

Roger the Roger NO need to check papers when Roger dey

Another day, another week, another police officer bites the dust.

Sirpaul:
9ja folice

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He even tried.. With half of that, he can embark on the same journey 3 rounds

This is nigeria

Is it news??

THIS IS NIGERIA..EVERYBODY BE CRIMINAL

His salary not bribe.... I beg make una respect yaself fa

Sincerely, there is no difference between the police and highway robbers

This is messed up

Awon ti UCJ

He is going to get sacked plus orderly room

Extra income.