extortion

Extortion: Zulum commends Army HQ for Swift Investigation

January 7, 2020 9:31 am

Borno State Governor, Prof. Umara Zulum has paid tribute to headquarters of the Nigerian Army for the swiftness with which it announced readiness to investigate incidents of stop and search of passengers around Njimtilo.

Zulum spoke in reaction to a statement issued last night by Colonel Aminu Iliyasu, coordinator of the Army’s operations’ media.

The Governor, in a statement released by his spokesman, Isa Gusau, said the speedy response from the army headquarters only reaffirms what every Nigerian already knows about the exceptional leadership credentials of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, and many others that have

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Amaechi Warns Against Extortion By Locals On Projects

November 16, 2019 5:18 am

The Minister of Transportation Mr. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has revealed that if not for the fact that he was from the South-South region, he would have stopped the ongoing reconstruction of the Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail project.

Amaechi, in a statement by his aid, Isreal Ebeleme, while enumerating the success recorded so far in the revitalisation of rail projects across the country, bemoaned the constant harassment from youths and villagers along the rail corridors in the South-South region.

The Minister, while calling on leaders and people of the region to be united for speedy development of the Niger Delta Region, said: “I …

Another 26 FRSC Officials Arrested For Extortion – ICPC

October 23, 2019 4:19 pm

Another set of 26 officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has been arrested for alleged extortion of motorists in different parts of the country.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) disclosed this in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Mrs Rasheedat Okoduwa, in Abuja on Wednesday.

Okoduwa said the culprits were nabbed in a joint operation codenamed “Operation Tranquility”, involving operatives of the ICPC, FRSC and the Department of State Services (DSS).

According to her, a man alleged to be the custodian of the proceeds of extortion was also arrested in Owerri, Imo, during …