MOSOP Condemns Police Extortion on
Eleme-Bori Road
The Kingdom Coordinators and
Chapters Leaders Forum of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People
(MOSOP) have condemned in strong terms the increasing rate of Police extortion
on the Eleme-Bori axis of the East-West road.
MOSOP chapter leaders in press
statement Signed by Frank Jonah Chairman, MOSOP Kingdom Coordinators Forum and
made available to NF-Reports noted that the situation has become embarrassing
and shameful for the reputation of the Nigerian Police.
The Coordinators Forum further
condemned the activities of the security personal who have chosen to take
advantage of innocent Ogonis plying the East-West road extorting money from
drivers and neglecting the key responsibility for which they have been posted
to the area - security.
“We particularly note the notoriety
of the activities of the Federal Highway Patrol teams on the Eleme-Bori road
whose focus have almost shifted to looking for avenues for extortion rather
than providing security on the East-West Road.
“An embarrassing situation which
occurred yesterday when hoodlums took over parts of the East-West road attests
to the laxity of the Police forces. Of course, they could not have detected the
influx of miscreants to the Akpajo axis of the road while they are busy looking
for money.
“We urge the Police authorities to
caution the patrol teams on the Eleme-Bori axis of the East-West Road. We will
want to see greater security for lives and properties and not check points and
extortion”.
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