COVID-19: Anambra lawmaker raises alarm over extortion at border checkpoint
immediate dismantling of the border check-point at Umuji village, Ebenebe community in his constituency alleging that the check-point was serving as an easy route for violators of the order against inter-state travels.
He told newsmen in Awka, that the check-point has rather become a cash-cow for those employed to man it, alleging that some commuters, especially commercial vehicle operators who exit or enter the state from the neighbouring Ezeagu area of Enugu State through the border check-point pay as much as N10,000 to compromise those manning the place.Hon.
“I had wanted to raise the matter on the floor of the state House of Assembly to call on the state governor to dismantle that border check-point but have not been able to do so because we have not been sitting regularly since the Coronavirus pandemic broke out. “Besides, that check-point at Umuji is not supposed to be there because that place is not a border area. The person who established it did so simply to use it for extortion. I was told that commercial vehicles, especially those conveying passengers to the northern part of the country pay as much as N10,000 before they are allowed to pass”, the lawmaker stated.
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