Senate Wants End To Police Extortion, Harassment Of Commuters

The Senate on Tuesday,  urged the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun to direct its personnel to stop forthwith, extortion, intimidation and harassment of motorists and commuters on highways.

The senate resolution was a sequel to the adoption of a motion at the plenary  on “Urgent Need to Halt Extortion, Intimidation and Harassment of Motorists and Commuters by the Police on public roads.

Peter in his lead debate said one of the primary functions of the police personnel was to; among other things,  facilitate the free passage and movement on highways.

According to him, Section 49 sub-section one of the Police Act, 2020,  empowers the police to conduct stop and search operations.

He said subsection two empowered them to search and detain any person or vehicle where the reasonable ground for suspicion existed.

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He said the police personnel who had the primary duty to facilitate free passage and movement of commuters and motorists on public roads had taken undue advantage by resorting to extortion, intimidation and harassment of motorists.

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He said the continuous intimidation, harassment and torture that ordinary Nigerians experienced at the hands of those security agents called for action.

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