The activist, Emeka Umeagbalasi, alleged that from 2009 to
2011, the Nigeria Police Force had illegally enriched themselves with over
N53.48 billion accruing from what he called “road block toll collections and extortions associated with crooked enquiries into vehicular papers or
documents.
“As at the first week of December 2011, the number of road blocks in the South-east zone was estimated at over 1,500 with Anambra and Abia states accounting for over 800 police roadblocks followed by Imo State with 300; and Enugu and Ebonyi States with 400. We counted 1,200 of such roadblocks in November 2011 alone.
“In all, over 1,500 Police road-blocks estimated to be in the South-east zone are likely to illegally enrich the NPF to the tune of N21.91 billion in the past 18 months, that is to say July 2010 to December 2011, with Anambra and Abia states coming tops with N7 billion each, followed by Imo State with N5.4 billion; Enugu N1.8 billion and Ebonyi N1.71 billion. When the said sum of N22.91 billion is added to the sum of N9.35 billion believed to have been illegally realized between January 2009 and June 2010, a period of 18 months, it may be correct to say that in the past three years (2009-2011), the Police road-blocks in the Southeast zone are likely to illegally fetch the Police Force the sum of N32.26 billion,”
“As at the first week of December 2011, the number of road blocks in the South-east zone was estimated at over 1,500 with Anambra and Abia states accounting for over 800 police roadblocks followed by Imo State with 300; and Enugu and Ebonyi States with 400. We counted 1,200 of such roadblocks in November 2011 alone.
“In all, over 1,500 Police road-blocks estimated to be in the South-east zone are likely to illegally enrich the NPF to the tune of N21.91 billion in the past 18 months, that is to say July 2010 to December 2011, with Anambra and Abia states coming tops with N7 billion each, followed by Imo State with N5.4 billion; Enugu N1.8 billion and Ebonyi N1.71 billion. When the said sum of N22.91 billion is added to the sum of N9.35 billion believed to have been illegally realized between January 2009 and June 2010, a period of 18 months, it may be correct to say that in the past three years (2009-2011), the Police road-blocks in the Southeast zone are likely to illegally fetch the Police Force the sum of N32.26 billion,”
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