Kebbi
State businessman Jimoh Abdulmumin has accused operatives of the Nigerian
Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the state of extorting N1,000,000
from him.
Abdulmumin claimed the operatives Inspectors Maigari
Yarima, Isyaku and Jumada collected the money as bail after allegedly detaining
him and his truck driver for three days without charge.
Speaking to reporters in Birnin Kebbi, Abdulmumin, an Automated
Gas Oil (AGO) distributor, said they were arrested while distributing the
product to a customer at Jega Local Government Area.
He claimed that they were detained for three days without food at
the command headquarters in Kebbi with his truck seized and parked at the
Birnin Kebbi Eid prayer ground.
The
man said Yarima, who led the team, insisted he must pay N1,000,000 to bail
himself and his driver.
Abdulmumin alleged that the officers, led by one Inspector,
threatened to lock them up should they fail to pay the money, despite having
all legal documents covering his truck and the product.
He said: “My truck was loaded with AGO, which is pure and legal
with all relevant documents. They kept me in their cell at their
headquarters in Birnin Kebbi for three days. They kept threatening us with
continued detention and we started begging to be released.
“But Yarima insisted that he would not collect less than N1m
from us because the State Commandant too will share from it..”
“I
am seeking the intervention of all relevant stakeholders and the
Commandant-General of NSCDC for justice. I want justice,” he said.
State Commandant Suleiman Ibrahim Marafa declined to comment on
the phone, insisting on a physical meeting.
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