Police defy IGP’s order, set up roadblocks in Abia

Despite the directive of the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, to police formations to dismantle roadblocks across the country, several police teams have mounted roadblocks in some parts of Aba and along the Old Aba-Umuahia highway, Abia State.

The policemen operating with patrol vehicles such as Federal Highway Police, MOPOL 28, and the Eastern Ngwa Police Divisions are allegedly using the roadblocks to extort money from motorists.

Vanguard observed that the roadblocks along the old Aba-Umuahia highway, were located within a distance of less than two kilometres. From a distance of less than two kilometres, there are over five police checkpoints, with the first one at Acho Nwakanma junction to Osusu Amaukwa.

A cross section of motorists who spoke to Vanguard lamented that the police teams now use the numerous roadblocks on the Ukaegbu junction, Ikot Ekpene Road and Aba-Umuahia road to extort money from them and urged the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Anthony Ogbizi, to call them to order.

Vanguard, October 4, 2017

 

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