A reader of our blog (NIB) shared his experience at a Police check point at Omerelu, by the boarder of Rivers State and Imo State along the Port Harcourt/Owerri road. He said he was stopped and asked to produce his vehicle documents and driver's licence which he did. The Police man attending to him asked for his Vehicle Purchase Clearance Certificate (which actually does not exist). For this reason, the NIB reader was asked to pay 6,000 Naira which he refused to do and was delayed for over three hours. Another Police colleague at the check point then came and asked what the problem was. After hearing from the NIB reader, he was asked to go. Since then, the NIB reader had gone to the Police headquarters at Moscow road, Port Harcourt and the Rivers State Licensing Office to confirm if there was any document like Vehicle Purchase Certificate which both offices confirmed it's non-existence.
We are calling on the Nigerian Police Force authorities to control the excesses of their officers. The Police is said to be our friends though they don't act that way.
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