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Man, girlfriend detained for recording police extortion

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Policemen in Obudu, Cross Rivers State have allegedly detained a man, Stephen Apebende and his girlfriend for recording an extortion scene involving them (police).

Apebende and the girlfriend were said to have been recording the policemen as they extorted money from road users along the Obudu Ranch Resort Road at a checkpoint.

According to reports, the policemen became peeved when they could not access the recording on the android and I-Phones that were used.

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A family member of the detained duo, Ugbe Samson, said: “The two were released on Monday after the policemen brought in a local GSM phone guru to unlock the seized phones.”

He added that Apebende, who works with a non-governmental organisation with focus on HIV/AIDS, has made up his mind to press for charges against the police. He however disclosed that he was advised by close family relatives not to push for any case against the police.

Meanwhile, the Cross River State Police Command spokesman, Mr. John Eluu, said he was not aware of the development.

“I have not got that report from the Obudu division. But I would want to advise those affected to come to the Police headquarters in Calabar to formally lay their complaints if anything of that nature ever happened. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Henry Fadairo, will attend to such case if they have proof.”

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