Asaba traders, Keke riders tackle police, council officials over alleged multiple taxation, extortion
It was gathered that Oshimili South Council Revenue Officials had in the last six months allegedly subjected the traders and Okada riders, including tricycle operators, to multiple taxation and extortion.
The traders however lamented that even the rich and privileged in the society are not made to pay so much taxes and levies, adding that the situation currently at Ogbeogonogo market was not only pathetic, but hell. Meanwhile, Keke riders have decried alleged unprofessional conduct by some policemen as well as Oshimili South Council Revenue Collectors, who illegally extort them of their hard-earned money even when they operate within the ambit of the law.
A leader of the Keke riders in Asaba, Monday Chukwudi, who spoke to DAILY POST, said “We are not safe at all, everyday these policemen from “A” Division extort us N5000, 00 every day per one keke rider, the policemen do it with authority, if anybody fails, they drag the person to the station where the person will pay more”.
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