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The Anambra House of Assembly has expressed worry over the increasing rate of crime in the state and called for urgent measures to address the menace. Mr Noble Igwe, representing Ogbaru 1 Constituency, while speaking on a…

The Kwara Government has warned principals in public schools not to extort students during the registration of the upcoming West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) examination. The Permanent Secretary,…

The Flicthers Association in Ondo State , on Monday, protested the alledged illegal extortion, molestation and coercion by the Ogun State Revenue agencies. The protesters, who blocked the ever busy…

Vanessa Bryant has accused her mother of extortion after allegedly demanding $5 million in financial support in a lawsuit. Bryant’s mother, Sofia Laine, filed court documents in California, alleging that she worked as a “longtime…

A Nigerian man identified as @yourmydad on twitter has detailed his horrible ordeal in the hands of alleged SARS operatives in Lagos. @yourmydad took to twitter to share his story after a video emerged online of a man being harassed by…

Some residents of Ayetuntun, a border community between Ogun and Lagos states, on Monday, protested alleged extortion and harassment on a link-bridge in the area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ayetuntun is…

Retired Maj-Gen. Muhammad Iliyasu-Bashar, Emir of Gwandu in Kebbi State, has urged the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to step-up efforts to address the lingering menace of extortion and spreading on highways.The Emir gave the advice while…

The Nigerian Army Headquarters has promised to carry out a thorough investigation into the allegation of extortion of commuters by its personnel in Borno with a view to sanctioning them. This followed an allegation by Gov.…

The police in Lagos are now investigating a case of extortion against some policemen from the command. A motorist had gone on the social media to allege that the police officers extorted N45,000 from him for using Google map on his…

A Nigerian on Twitter has shared a troubling video showing how some armed men suspected to be police officers were assaulting some male bus passengers in Katsina today. In his narration, the Twitter user stated that the officers had…

Some angry bike riders, alongside other road users, created chaos in Abuja on Thursday after some police officers carrying out stop and search duty caused an accident which left a bike rider severely injured. According to those at the…

A relentless police crackdown on students residing in hostels at Umuoma, Umuerim and Umuokomochi communities, near Owerri, is forcing students to flee their hostels, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The three communities are in…

Angry youths on Monday barricaded the Umuikaa Junction on the Abia end of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, protesting the alleged brutality and extortion of from men of the Nigerian Navy in the area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

Denizens of Ikorodu,Lagos can now heave a sigh of relief as justice has been meted on Inspector Charles Omotosho, a SARS Officer, notorious for extorting N5,000 from some road users in that area. The operative of the now reformed Federal…

The Nigeria Police has sanctioned the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Pen Cinema Police Division, Lagos State, Harrison Nwabuisi, over corruption allegations leveled against him by members of the public. Harrison Nwabusi was…

Operatives of the Lagos State Task Force would on Monday begin a clampdown on illegal activities local government traffic officials across the state. Lagos State Task Force Chairman, SP Olayinka Egbeyemi, said on Sunday in a statement that…