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[quote author=famulan post=90944577]That's why a Nigerian police can arrest you for not using A/C while driving under the hot sun.

this one got me laughing hard

Kriss216:
He sounded pained and remorseful now; and handed me N500 from the N2,000 I had given him at the station. "You be my guy. You are a young man and I always have pity for young men like you because I know as e dey go."



Nigeria Policeman returned money
Wow.. Buhari must be in shock on hearing this.

lol

The road extortion from police officers comes from the top.

Coronavirus curfews in Nigeria have become extortion points.

On Sunday, June 14, 2020, at about 4pm, a stern looking Inspector Taofeek Alabi of the Aguda police station, jumped in front of my car as I pulled into Sanya street in Ijesha, Surulere, and ordered me to pull over.

Once I did, Alabi, a young police officer in his late 30s with an athletic build to boot, asked about everything.


First, he asked about my driver’s license, then asked me to produce the car particulars and then asked me to open the trunk.

Not satisfied, he asked for my identity card even after I explained to him that I was a journalist on press duty.

Unsatisfied, he slapped me with the offence of driving on a one way street, even though the road I had just branched off--the Oshodi-Apapa expressway-- has since been normalised as a two-way expressway because of an ongoing construction work on all lanes and articulated trucks obstructing traffic towards the Mile 2 and Tin Can ends.

And then Insp Alabi ordered a junior officer to jump into my car. They were taking me to the station for “driving one-way.”

“Drive this motor. You, take him to the station!” he barked! "I will join you soon."

Police officers on duty during a Nigerian election (Punch)
Police officers on duty during a Nigerian election (Punch)

I obeyed, driving myself to the slaughter with a stern-looking police officer breathing down my neck.

I was worried he could infect me with coronavirus as he had his face mask hanging from his chin throughout the drive to Aguda police station. So I pulled my mask even closer to cover my mouth and nostrils.

On Brown street in Aguda, I parked the car and told my captor that I needed to make an urgent phone call.

He was having none of it. I disobeyed him anyway and put a phone call across to someone in the governor’s office to relay my predicament, while detailing how I had been kidnapped by police officers.

This governor’s aide asked me to hand the phone to the officer sitting angrily beside me. He refused to be spoken to.


Minutes later, Insp Alabi pulled over in front of us. He was riding in another car he had just booked with all kinds of offences. He alighted from this car and walked briskly to mine.

“What are you still doing here?”

“I am on the phone with someone from the governor’s office and he wants to speak with you,” I said.

“I am not speaking to anybody. Move this car to the station,” Alabi barked again brusquely.

I hung up and obeyed. You don't want to be arguing with a man with the gun on a lonely Lagos street.

Once at the Aguda police station, Insp Alabi reluctantly agreed to speak to this official in the office of the governor and repeated “my offence” of driving on a one way street, even though this was a blatant lie.

As I sat glumly at the Aguda police station, Insp Alabi extorted money from other motorists; money he would go on to share with other officers sitting idly with guns on an old bench.

They were going to be eating good tonight, I thought to myself.

Occasionally, he would walk toward me and taunt me. “Press abi! You sabi people for governor office. That person wey you call dey come to help you? You people go on the internet and write all kinds of rubbish about us. You write lies. You think you are exposed and educated? I will show you today!”


He was furious because I insisted I had done nothing wrong.

Two hours later, with my Sunday afternoon now ruined, Insp Alabi asked me to park the car in a cramped lot and hand over the keys, “since you no wan drop.”

At this point, I knew I had lost. So I retrieved a wad of Naira notes from the glove compartment of the car and handed the crumpled mass to my aggressor.

“I no dey collect one thousand Naira,” he said. “Add something. See, I go settle other officers wey dey siddon there. Those my Ogas, I go give them N500 each.” He was smiling now.

We were becoming friends.

So, I made it two thousand Naira. “My guy!” he chanted into the still Surulere air.

And then we became friends. Inspector Alabi would go on to tell me about how Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) issue daily financial targets to police officers stationed at roadblocks.

“Yesterday, I couldn’t come to the station because I didn’t meet my target,” he confessed. “Today, business has been better. Once a car comes to this station, the DPO is aware and we have to collect money. That’s why I couldn’t let you go without collecting some money.

"I have to make returns to the DPO. As soon as you come to the station, you have to drop, whether you be governor pikin or not. As far say you don enter this place, you mustu drop,” he said, laughing heartily now as I drove him to his extortion point in Sanya to continue with the business of fleecing other motorists.


The police checkpoint in Sanya is a new one. It never used to be there. As Nigeria imposed lockdowns and curfews to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus however, the checkpoint on that stretch of road that links Ijesha to Aguda and to the rest of Surulere, became inevitable.

Weeks after the coronavirus-induced restrictions were lifted by state and federal governments, the Sanya checkpoint has remained.

“We dey see money here well well. You know say e near express. So, e sure for us,” he offered.

He also told the story of how police officers are pressured by their bosses to extort, how they are given substandard weapons to battle criminality and how he decides not to carry a gun on certain days just so he won’t be tempted to open fire on innocent members of the public in anger.

He doesn’t like the job he is doing, he said. “But how man for do?” He sounded pained and remorseful now; and handed me N500 from the N2,000 I had given him at the station. "You be my guy. You are a young man and I always have pity for young men like you because I know as e dey go."


We became friends on the drive back as he promised he would call me much later to just talk. He did. At 9:30pm.

However, Inspector Alabi hasn’t called since the night of Sunday, June 14. And I am writing this to remind him that new friends should do better and at least, keep their word.


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spiceeamiee:
First of all, which thieving lab collected 10k5 from you to do ICT? If you have to repeat the test, please locate Clinix lab close to you. It's N2,500.

Secondly, if her blood is tainted, I don't think the pregnancy would have gotten upto 20weeks so I can say relax (a bit).

Also, it is usually advisable to take Rhogam maximum of three times and minimum of two times. I know it's quite expensive but there is a an NGO in Ikeja/Ogba (can't remember the name, please Google them) that gives it to indigents for free or to non-indigents at 15k. Just pay them a visit and they should be able to help.

All the best to you and your wife.

God bless you
Thanks so much for the vital information
The result is finally out and it's negative.... so happy to the bone and that was exactly what the doc said that it's advisable she takes the Rohgam thrice.

Thank you all for your prayers and advises.

I don't take any for granted!

#GRACIAS

Oliran:
I was pregnant 3years ago too and we let it go, we weren't aware of rhesus factor too, fortunately I tested negative throughout my pregnancy last year. I only took Rhogam after birth, the reason for 3 shots of Rhogam if positive is to reduce the antibodies not to affect the foetus.

I pray the result comes out negative, I know how you feel cos I was dead scared during my time too but what I do is pray and I did the ICT test often because I have someone that works in the lab.

I hope I haven't got you confused, Regards to your wife.

Not at all, I understand you perfectly, God bless you

SlimBrawnie:
I think if she was positive, the pregnancy wouldn't have even lasted up to 20wks... So I believe it will come out negative & all that'd be needed is just a shot after delivery. All the best

Amen..... thanks so much

Pearl05:
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Pls with your experience, what should we expect from the test and I will need your advice pls, I'm on a hot seat not to talk of my wife.


Thanks in anticipation. 


For the pregnancy to have reached 20wk, the antigens must be negative. It will end well and in praise for you and wifey.

Amen.... I'm a bit relieved, God bless you for your contribution

obinnanelson4:
haba Bros 35k for Rogham is on the high side now that u are rich, u can settle for other brand which is cheaper but still effective. Wifey had a short which I bought myself. let's just wait for the test and I hope it comes out ok.

Thanks so much bro
Really appreciate

Oliran:
I was told it's of two type during my time too but the difference wasn't up to 10,000. The matron in Gbaja said there's no difference that it's just the brand. I bought mine 28000 naira.

Good day, it's about this Blood group of a thing, I'm A+ while my wife is A- and she is 20 weeks pregnant.


    She had an abortion close to 2 years now and we are not aware of the this blood group thing but now the doctor told us that she will have to do a test now ICT I think and if it's negative, then she's good but if not she will have to take 3 Rhogam injections and per injection is 35k and I'm very rich at the moment.


I had to gather money to pay for the test which is 10k5 and the result of the test will take couple of days to be out. 


Pls with your experience, what should we expect from the test and I will need your advice pls, I'm on a hot seat not to talk of my wife.


Thanks in anticipation.