Zikirullah alleged that he was stopped by the policemen when he was heading to Igbe Laara village along Oreyo Road at about 6:30pm. Zikirullah alleged that he was stopped by the policemen when he was heading to Igbe Laara village along Oreyo Road at about 6:30pm.
A resident of Lagos State identified as Ismail Zikirullah has accused operatives of the Nigeria Police Force attached to the Ijede Police Station, Lagos command of extorting the sum of N200,000 from him.
In an account made available to SaharaReporters, Zikirullah alleged that he was stopped by the policemen when he was heading to Igbe Laara village along Oreyo Road at about 6:30pm.
The police was led by an officer nicknamed AY who demanded for Ismail’s car documents and after he obliged them, they asserted that he did not change his ownership and thus committed an offence.
The statement continued that he was eventually detained together with his ally who was on the trip with him for about five hours until they paid N200,000 out of the N500,000 demanded by the police as a bribe.
The statement read, “On Tuesday 2nd of April 2024, I, Ismaila Zikirullah, drove my Toyota Camry Salon Car numbered LSR 614 HM accompanied me was Alfa Isiaka Amodu, heading towards Igbe Laara village on Oreyo Road.
“Exactly 6: 30pm, at Afa river, some policemen stopped us for a search. The leader of the team was called AY (a nickname which he was called during that operation).
"In the course of their checking of my vehicle particulars, AY said I didn't change ownership of the vehicle, an offence which he arrested me for.
“They later led me to Area N. IJEDE police station in the SURVEILLANCE SECTION where I was interrogated via video Record and Coverage.
“They charged me a sum of Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N500,000) for my release.
“I was detained till 11:30 pm when I was able to raise a sum of Two Hundred Thousand Naira cash, half of which I wirhdrew from a POS office opposite to the IJEDE Area N Police Station.
“They took our picture from different dimensions with the car before our release.”