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Policemen In Ota Demand Bribe From Robbery Victims - Sahara Reporters by BeeBeeOoh(m): 6:38pm On Dec 24, 2016
SaharaReporters has learned of an outrageous case where police officers in Ota, Ogun State, demanded a bribe from a couple robbed days before their wedding.

With just three days before their wedding, Yeni and her fiancé, both of them residents of Ota, were robbed. “Our house was burgled on Tuesday, and the thieves went away with lots of valuables including our wedding rings and my fiancé’s laptop,” Yeni told our correspondent. “We reported immediately at the Police Divisional Headquarters in Onipanu-Ota, and we were assured that we would recover the stolen items, but that we had to ‘drop’ something before the police could start an investigation,” she added. "Drop something" is a code word for a bribe.

Our correspondent learned that one of the police officers assigned to the case has continually called Yeni’s fiancé, asking him ‘how far?’ “I have been wondering if the victims should be responsible for funds required for investigating a theft,” a troubled Yeni. She added, “At present, we are financially down, and our wedding is this weekend. And because we are yet to replace most of the things stolen, my fiancé tried to explain the situation of things to this particular police officer calling and asking for money, but she told us to call the IPO. We did only to discover that the IPO was so angry that we’ve not been able to ‘settle’ them since."

Several police officers at the Divisional Headquarters in Onipanu-Ota have reportedly threatened to put the investigation on hold until the victims ‘drop something.’ “Even to fill a police report here, I was told to pay N10, 000,” Yeni’s fiancé told our correspondent.

A few other residents told our reporter that the police station was notorious for extortion and demands for bribes. “When my passport and other documents were stolen, and I came here for a police report, I was told to drop something to buy paper and biro,’ one of the residents said.

SaharaReporters identified the IPO handling Yeni and her fiancé’s case as Inspector Nosa. We rang his mobile number, 08033252754, to ascertain why he and his colleagues have been demanding a bribe from robbery victims, but he did not respond.

http://saharareporters.com/2016/12/24/outrageous-divisional-police-hq-ota-demands-bribe-robbery-victims

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Re: Policemen In Ota Demand Bribe From Robbery Victims - Sahara Reporters by GoggleB(m): 6:40pm On Dec 24, 2016
Same set of idiots that were using Helium Blimp to promote #changebeginswithme programme.

Police is not my friend.

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Re: Policemen In Ota Demand Bribe From Robbery Victims - Sahara Reporters by GMBuhari: 6:45pm On Dec 24, 2016
Police has never been and will never be your friend


That's what they do despite the billions upon billions FG allocates to them



Never trust the police

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Re: Policemen In Ota Demand Bribe From Robbery Victims - Sahara Reporters by Sibrah: 7:05pm On Dec 24, 2016
Only in Nigeria will thieves write residents to "keep somethin" for them in advance and they will successfully rob the residents at the promised date.

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Re: Policemen In Ota Demand Bribe From Robbery Victims - Sahara Reporters by 2muchopoTBdope(m): 7:15pm On Dec 24, 2016
Chai...I pity the Police Officer whey get that number cos m about to send him 'Please Send me Credit'...at least make I chop from the bribes whey him don collect.

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Re: Policemen In Ota Demand Bribe From Robbery Victims - Sahara Reporters by doctokwus: 7:34pm On Dec 24, 2016
This Inspector Nosa wud be sweating wherever he is now.
Even if nothing is done to him for now,for d fact that his name and tel no. are now online,makes him a watched target by d police high command,assuming he is not summoned.
If he is unlucky to av a state commissioner of police he has crossed or shortchanged in d past,this is a ready blackmail tool lest he wud be told he wud b reported to Police HQ.
Eventhough police in Nigeria are deemed wicked,the rank and file suffer d same faith from their superiors as Nigerians suffer in their hands.

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Re: Policemen In Ota Demand Bribe From Robbery Victims - Sahara Reporters by Richie0974: 7:51pm On Dec 24, 2016
Corruption in Nigeria is now over the roof, I wonder what Buhari claims he's fighting.

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Re: Policemen In Ota Demand Bribe From Robbery Victims - Sahara Reporters by ngmgeek(m): 7:51pm On Dec 24, 2016
o
Re: Policemen In Ota Demand Bribe From Robbery Victims - Sahara Reporters by MykLANNY(m): 7:51pm On Dec 24, 2016
It just keeps me wondering which of the corruption Mr President is fighting

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Re: Policemen In Ota Demand Bribe From Robbery Victims - Sahara Reporters by GodIsFoolish: 7:52pm On Dec 24, 2016
Fvck the police
Re: Policemen In Ota Demand Bribe From Robbery Victims - Sahara Reporters by blazer234: 7:53pm On Dec 24, 2016
doctokwus:
This Inspector Yeni wud be sweating wherever he is now.
Even if nothing is done to him for now,for d fact that his name and tel no. are now online,makes him a watched target by d police high command,assuming he is not summoned.
If he is unlucky to av a state commissioner of police he has crossed or shortchanged in d past,this is a ready blackmail tool lest he wud be told he wud b reported to Police HQ.
Eventhough police in Nigeria are deemed wicked,the rank and file suffer d same faith from their superiors as Nigerians suffer in their hands.

His name is Nosa and not Yeni

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Re: Policemen In Ota Demand Bribe From Robbery Victims - Sahara Reporters by chuose2: 7:53pm On Dec 24, 2016
Hunger is killing everbody under Buhari.

Adeboye cannot escape judgement for his part in bring this tyrannical confused govt to power

Re: Policemen In Ota Demand Bribe From Robbery Victims - Sahara Reporters by sekem: 7:54pm On Dec 24, 2016
Na today?

Oga sorri o.

E be like say police neva show you say stealing is not corruption indeed before?
Re: Policemen In Ota Demand Bribe From Robbery Victims - Sahara Reporters by akoredebadru(m): 7:54pm On Dec 24, 2016
May God save our nation bcoz if Nigeria z bad, den Nigerians are also Bad

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Re: Policemen In Ota Demand Bribe From Robbery Victims - Sahara Reporters by yousee(m): 7:54pm On Dec 24, 2016
No remorse at all. Imagine!
Re: Policemen In Ota Demand Bribe From Robbery Victims - Sahara Reporters by TANKDESTROYER(m): 7:55pm On Dec 24, 2016
sad one
Re: Policemen In Ota Demand Bribe From Robbery Victims - Sahara Reporters by BornStunner1: 7:55pm On Dec 24, 2016


Between the thieves and Police in the Southwaaste

I do not even know which is worse!! undecided undecided








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Re: Policemen In Ota Demand Bribe From Robbery Victims - Sahara Reporters by redcliff: 7:55pm On Dec 24, 2016
The mod that banned me is a bastard. Ban me again please!! It would help me from not coming to nairaland that often..

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Re: Policemen In Ota Demand Bribe From Robbery Victims - Sahara Reporters by siegfried99(m): 7:56pm On Dec 24, 2016
Hmmmn
Re: Policemen In Ota Demand Bribe From Robbery Victims - Sahara Reporters by idupaul: 7:56pm On Dec 24, 2016
Change begins with me ..oya IG over to you
Re: Policemen In Ota Demand Bribe From Robbery Victims - Sahara Reporters by emeijeh(m): 7:57pm On Dec 24, 2016
What do you expect?
Change will never affect the Nigeria Police Force.
They are and will always be synonymous to bribe

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Re: Policemen In Ota Demand Bribe From Robbery Victims - Sahara Reporters by MrMoney007: 7:58pm On Dec 24, 2016
Dullard in power
Re: Policemen In Ota Demand Bribe From Robbery Victims - Sahara Reporters by Omeokachie: 8:00pm On Dec 24, 2016
As it was in the days of George Iyamu so it is today.


Police is your FIEND.
Re: Policemen In Ota Demand Bribe From Robbery Victims - Sahara Reporters by mostyg(m): 8:00pm On Dec 24, 2016
Some police are more dangerous than hardened criminals.

A friend recently shared this on a whatsapp group~Olutoyosi Omotoso

A LOST NATION

Please this is a very true story.
People, please appreciate God for me! Its a long piece though, be patient with me pls.

I had forgotten what the term 'faced with death' really meant until early hours of this morning(21/12/16). I work with the state HMB and also run a private medical center. Yesterday I admitted a patient at the government hospital who had epistaxis during my clinic hours and I handed him over to the senior medical officer on call for observation. I had packed the bleeding nostrils with adrenalin impregnated gauze and the bleeding stopped. At about 12am the medical officer on call called to say that he was checking on the patient and decided to remove the gauze to examine patient and that was it! Patient just started bleeding profusely and within minutes had lost over 2 liters and was gasping for breath, PP: was 120bpm, RR: was 30cpm. Normal saline was used, no oxygen in general hospital, no blood to transfuse because the lab was closed. I was called at about 2am to come along with an oxygen cylinder and two blood bags since Orh negative blood donors were available. Up from the bed I got, pleaded with my hobby to please let me go save a life(little did I know that a great danger was ahead). Driving down to my private practice with my double traffic light on, I met a police check point. I was flashed to a halt and the following conversation ensued:

Police: madam where u dey go this kin time?
Me:I be doctor I get emergency for hospital.
Police: ( now upset ) Emergency! Emergency! Na so so emergency doctors dey talk, na emergency we wan chop?
Me: Oga police, I beg the patient dey die and time they go.
Police: stay there, u never ready to move, me I no get bed to sleep? I go kon dey here for nothing?
Me: (furious, as time was ticking away) Na me give u work? Dey no dey pay u? Police: (looking through my car window piercingly as if searching for something) aha,wetin that knife they do there? (A pen knife I used to slice some oranges earlier in the day) OK! I don catch u, u go explain this knife and this movement for this unholy hour. Kraa! he cocked his gun and pointed straight at me,
Police: Come down! I say come down!
Me: (now praying silently in tongues as i saw he was dead serious) Oga, u want shoot me? For what now? I be armed robber?
Police: if I kill u now throw away who go find u?
Me: (my heart beat racing.) Oga police u wan shoot me? U can't kill me, God forbid, I can't die like a chicken.
Police: U don die already, emergency my foot, in ur next life wen u see police u go respect. (shot into air twice then pointed the gun at me).

At this point another car came by and while the police was talking with the driver, my phone rang. It was the doctor calling having waited for too long. As fast as my fingers could move I picked the call and thank heavens it mysteriously entered in to hands free mode, before the doctor could speak, quickly and faster than a football commentator, I began "I'm at so and so place, the police here wants to kill me because I didn't give them money."

I went on and on because I actually wanted the police man to know that I've informed someone about the incidence before he kills me. He lets the other car quickly go and turning to me, opens my door and forcefully pulls me out of the car, drags me to the back of their police van and up into the vehicle (at this point I realized there were four other police officers at the scene.) Off they drove.

Me: where are u taking me to? (There was dead silence) meanwhile I noticed a vehicle come out from a corner and followed us from a distance (I realized it was the car that earlier came by while we were at the check point).
Police: (as soon as they realized the car was monitoring us...) Driver, stop! ( talking to the police van driver) they alighted and flashed the vehicle down as he got close. they ordered him out of his car,
Police: Na u wan give evidence of waiting u no see abi?
One police shouted, "Fire him."
I mustered courage and spoke, "Sir, don't even bother to shoot, you heard me make a call, I've told them that you threatened to kill me for refusing you bribe, so that you can't cover up what is already exposed."

That realisation got them thinking and the next thing they started beating up the officer that has been with me for allowing me make calls, calling him names. At this point the other driver turned and drove off, they chased him. On getting to the check point where i met them before, surprisingly my car wasn't there! (I left the car key on the ignition before they took me away). Probably an opportunist has decided to take advantage of the situation and stole the car. This made them have a rethink,Who must have taken this car away? Are we being trailed?

That was how I was released and I found my way back home. By this morning I was told that my patient gave up, I have lodged a report at the police station with the commissioner of police and they are looking into it. My car is nowhere to be found.

The lesson: If you meet a
Nigerian police officer in a lonely place please, please cooperate, I mean cooperate, because they can be more dangerous than armed robbers. Were it not for God's intervention I really do not know what would have become of me by now.

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Re: Policemen In Ota Demand Bribe From Robbery Victims - Sahara Reporters by Ximenez(m): 8:01pm On Dec 24, 2016
Tell me one Agency or Ministery that functions properly in Nigeria.
Re: Policemen In Ota Demand Bribe From Robbery Victims - Sahara Reporters by Promismike(m): 8:02pm On Dec 24, 2016
No bi the idiots way da preach against corruption?
Re: Policemen In Ota Demand Bribe From Robbery Victims - Sahara Reporters by yjgm(m): 8:02pm On Dec 24, 2016
Trust them as your friends at your peril.
Re: Policemen In Ota Demand Bribe From Robbery Victims - Sahara Reporters by emeijeh(m): 8:03pm On Dec 24, 2016
akoredebadru:
May God save our nation bcoz if Nigeria z bad, den Nigerians are also Bad
What's this one saying?

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Re: Policemen In Ota Demand Bribe From Robbery Victims - Sahara Reporters by Nobody: 8:03pm On Dec 24, 2016
Na today? Police and bribe...
Re: Policemen In Ota Demand Bribe From Robbery Victims - Sahara Reporters by blackaxe78: 8:04pm On Dec 24, 2016
chuose2:
Hunger is killing ME under Buhari.

Adeboye cannot escape judgement for his part in bring this tyrannical confused govt to power

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Re: Policemen In Ota Demand Bribe From Robbery Victims - Sahara Reporters by davodyguy: 8:04pm On Dec 24, 2016
BornStunner1:


Between the thieves and Police in the Southwaaste

I do not even know which is worse!! undecided undecided








big fool.

The officer involved is not even from Southwest. But ofcourse, the tribalistic tendency in sick fellows like you, is so overwhelming, to the extent of preventing you from reading between the lines.

If we check the stats of crime per region and how terrible and damning they're, Southwest would probably be the list at the bottom.

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