Motorcyclists plying Oke Ira from Shonola Street junction opposite Excellence Hotel, Aguda, in the Ogba area of Lagos State, have lamented their alleged harassment and extortion by the police.

The motorcyclists told PUNCH Metro that while waiting to pick passengers, the police usually emerge in minibuses and push them off their motorcycles which they take to their stations in Ogba and Agege.

According to them, while the police at Ogba collect N2,200 for every seized motorcycle, those at Agege insist on N5,200, while N200 is for access into the station.

The owner of a seized motorcycle, Abba Ibrahim, said the policemen pushed him down from his motorcycle and took it to a station he had yet to ascertain.

“The police just collected my motorcycle. They pushed me down from the motorcycle and took it away. I don’t know which police station they took it to. I just came out from the house; I have not even made a kobo,” he said.

An executive member of the motorcyclists’ union at Aguda, Olugbenga Adams, said the problem had been on for a long time, adding that members of the union did not have anyone to stand up for them.

He explained that when the police began confiscating motorcyclists, they insisted on collecting N20,000 from each person they claimed ran foul of the law, before the fine dropped to N10,200 and N5,200.

Adams added that the motorcyclists had been going through tough times, as many of them had been arrested by the police.

He said, “When they first came, they used to collect N20,000. Later, it became N10,200 and then N5,200. What work are we doing? What money are we making? The problem is that we don’t know anybody.

“These people will come in police uniform in the morning, afternoon and evening, show their ID cards and take away as many motorcycles as they can. They will tell us that they are taking the motorcycles to Alausa.

“After the commotion, we will go to Alausa and will not see the motorcycles there, or in Area ‘G’ in Ogba and Pen Cinema. We also go to other police stations, but we don’t often get to see the motorcycles. This happens daily.”

Another motorcyclist, Sunday Awolabi, said there was a designated place for all motorcyclists to park, adding that they usually complied with the rule.

A policeman in the area, however, told our correspondent that where the motorcyclists were congregating was not a park, adding that they were supposed to move at least two metres behind to avoid causing gridlock.

“We arrest them because they leave their park to pick passengers on the road. They are not easy to control; they disturb the free flow of traffic,” he stated.

The Police Public Relations Office, DSP Bala Elkana, said he was not aware of the issue.

He invited those with complaints to the command headquarters at Ikeja, promising that the police would investigate the allegations and saction officers found wanting.

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My first FTC

police with many issues, would they ever change?

IronPant:
Finally FTC for the first time

Nairalanders, show me love

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I think money did not allowed police to used there initiative to correct the issue in a good manner

Those police officers must be from Ogba Police Station or Ojodu division. Police officers from these Stations, extortion is their culture right from inception of police. If you know you know

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The Police Public Relations Office, DSP Bala Elkana, said he was not aware of the issue. . unaware indeed.

one of the reasons the corruption in the police can never die is the fact that, the IPO send out his boys for arrest and which the DPO authorized. the IPO settles the DPO from the proceeds and the DPO settles the commissioner of police from every weekly or monthly returns. and most of the commissioners of police either buy their ways to get there with big moneys or they knows one big politician that help get them there. so they are likely to send money and gift to Abuja and IGP. there is a chain reaction from the bottom to the top of the corruption in the Nigeria police force and the reasons nothing can be done.


this police station you see are working on targets to settle to high command according to their jurisdiction and the type of area they controls. that why a times they go out for street raiding without no cause for alarm but only to extorts the masses and to generates turnover targets which they need to settles the high command.

Wickedness. With all the salary u are receiving its an okada mans daily bread that's your problem.

I have said it before and I will say it again Nigerian labour market is too competitive for someone to get a job and start mis behaving, people too plenty way dae find d work. Way dae willing to behave just to get am.

If I become president or governor and u abuse your job I would sack you immediately and replace you with a more serious person

Okay

The Police Public Relations Office, DSP Bala Elkana, said he was not aware of the issue.
He invited those with complaints to the command headquarters at Ikeja, promising that the police would investigate the allegations and sanction officers found wanting.

The security chiefs in the country will claim not to be aware of these things whenever you bring it to their notice.
These makes me ask, what then are they aware of?

The Fulani herdsmen menace or SARS harassment that you are are of, how many have you sanctioned
Abeg, go collect your share of the loot make you sit down jor.

No be today we don dey hear we will investigate and sanction those found wanting!!
I say that’s bull crap y’all police are scoundrels

Tell who does not know that Nigerian police is legal robbers except that you are a learner. No wonder they call Nigeria zoo, imaging adding salt to injury of average poor Masses. I will bet with my two balls that they will deny this intoto

As in this government is just dealing with the citizens.

Extortion and bribery is their way of life.

Police man go see white dem go tell u say dat tin na red.

If fines for traffic offences are too exorbitant, extortion becomes normal thing. If fine for traffic offence is #2000,many people would be willing to pay the fine to government account. but when you hear fine of #20000, you quickly beg for #5000 to #10000.

This is on going in every nook and cranny of Nigeria. Police officers are uniform NURTW.

Lol

i don't know when we'll be free in this con3.
oversea racism.
your country misuse of power by securities&governments

That's why those Indian companies treat Nigerians like slaves

madenigga:
Wickedness. With all the salary u are receiving its an okada mans daily bread that's your problem.

I have said it before and I will say it again Nigerian labour market is too competitive for someone to get a job and start mid behaving, people too plenty way dae find d work. Way dae willing to behave just to get am.

If I become president or governor and u abuse your job I would sack you immediately and replace you with a more serious person

GistCaster:
Motorcyclists plying Oke Ira from Shonola Street junction opposite Excellence Hotel, Aguda, in the Ogba area of Lagos State, have lamented their alleged harassment and extortion by the police.

The motorcyclists told PUNCH Metro that while waiting to pick passengers, the police usually emerge in minibuses and push them off their motorcycles which they take to their stations in Ogba and Agege.

According to them, while the police at Ogba collect N2,200 for every seized motorcycle, those at Agege insist on N5,200, while N200 is for access into the station.

The owner of a seized motorcycle, Abba Ibrahim, said the policemen pushed him down from his motorcycle and took it to a station he had yet to ascertain.

“The police just collected my motorcycle. They pushed me down from the motorcycle and took it away. I don’t know which police station they took it to. I just came out from the house; I have not even made a kobo,” he said.

An executive member of the motorcyclists’ union at Aguda, Olugbenga Adams, said the problem had been on for a long time, adding that members of the union did not have anyone to stand up for them.

He explained that when the police began confiscating motorcyclists, they insisted on collecting N20,000 from each person they claimed ran foul of the law, before the fine dropped to N10,200 and N5,200.

Adams added that the motorcyclists had been going through tough times, as many of them had been arrested by the police.

He said, “When they first came, they used to collect N20,000. Later, it became N10,200 and then N5,200. What work are we doing? What money are we making? The problem is that we don’t know anybody.

“These people will come in police uniform in the morning, afternoon and evening, show their ID cards and take away as many motorcycles as they can. They will tell us that they are taking the motorcycles to Alausa.

“After the commotion, we will go to Alausa and will not see the motorcycles there, or in Area ‘G’ in Ogba and Pen Cinema. We also go to other police stations, but we don’t often get to see the motorcycles. This happens daily.”

Another motorcyclist, Sunday Awolabi, said there was a designated place for all motorcyclists to park, adding that they usually complied with the rule.

A policeman in the area, however, told our correspondent that where the motorcyclists were congregating was not a park, adding that they were supposed to move at least two metres behind to avoid causing gridlock.

“We arrest them because they leave their park to pick passengers on the road. They are not easy to control; they disturb the free flow of traffic,” he stated.

The Police Public Relations Office, DSP Bala Elkana, said he was not aware of the issue.

He invited those with complaints to the command headquarters at Ikeja, promising that the police would investigate the allegations and saction officers found wanting.

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http://gistmore.com/motorcyclists-accuse-police-of-harassment-extortion-theft

no wonder police officers don't go on leave...can you just imagine how much these guys will be making in a day

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yesterday i was coming back from https://wikicreatorsinc.com/ I was riding my bike right by my house on a street with no sidewalks on the left side of the road. An approaching car driven by an elderly man tried to go around me due to share the road laws.