APSAN Laments 20 Years Extortion on Agro Commodities by Illegal Checkpoints Gilbert Ekugbe The Agricultural Produce Sellers Association of Nigeria (APSAN) has cried out that the mounting of illegal checkpoints to extort money
The Agricultural Produce Sellers Association of Nigeria has cried out that the mounting of illegal checkpoints to extort money from its members in the Middle Belt is one of the factors responsible for the skyrocketing price of food items.
Akortsaha said that the cost of transporting food commodities from one state to another is far more expensive than the cost of the commodities. “Each local government you pass through, you will cross at least over 20 illegal checkpoints. It is a survey we have carried out and these illegal checkpoints were established by the community youths in collaboration with the traditional rulers of the respective communities.”
He said that the extortion from each checkpoint varies, stressing that some illegal checkpoints charged about N100,000 per vehicle
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