Three members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have been refunded N1million, which was allegedly extorted by four police officers in Surulere area of Lagos State.

The officers reportedly demanded the money after the corps members failed to provide a physical copy of a driver’s licence.

An X user, Oluyemi Fasipe, had shared details of the incident, stating that one of the corps members was also forced to transfer Bitcoin worth $842 to the officers.

The Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the officers involved had been identified and were undergoing interrogation.

“The rogue men of the Area C command of the @LagosPoliceNG who extorted over 1 million naira from the corp members have refunded the money,” Fasipe tweeted on Friday, October 4.

Hundeyin had stated that the outcome of the trial would determine the culpability of the officers, which could lead to their dismissal. Fasipe also expressed appreciation for the efforts of both Hundeyin and the Lagos State NYSC office in facilitating the refund.

He further added, “I like to appreciate @BenHundeyin and the @officialnyscng Lagos State for their efforts too. I also like to use the opportunity to say hello to my friend in Delta State, @Brightgoldenboy.”

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A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order barring the Directorate of Road Traffic Services (otherwise known as VIO) from further stopping vehicles on the road, impounding or confiscating vehicles, and imposing fines on motorists.

Justice Evelyn Maha issued the order in a judgment on a fundamental rights enforcement suit: FHC/ABJ/CS/1695/2023 filed by a human rights activist and public interest attorney, Abubakar Marshal, reports The Nation.

Also affected by the order are the Director of Road Transport; the Area Commander, Jabi, and the Team Leader, Jabi, and the Minister of the FCT, also listed as respondents.

In the judgment delivered on Wednesday, October 2, Justice Maha upheld Marshal’s argument that no law empowers respondents to stop, impound, confiscate, seize, or impose fines on motorists.

The judge declared that the first to the 4th respondents, who are under the control of the 5th respondent (Minister of the FCT) are not empowered by any law or statute to stop, impound, or confiscate the vehicles of motorists and or impose fines on motorists.

She proceeded to issue an order restraining the 1st to 4th respondents either through their agents, servants, and or assigns from impounding, confiscating the vehicle of motorists, and or imposing a fine on any motorist as doing so is wrongful, oppressive, and unlawful by themselves.

Justice Maha further made an order of perpetual injunction restraining the respondents whether by themselves, agents, privies, allies or anybody acting on behalf of the 1st respondent from further violating the rights of Nigerians to freedom of movement, presumption of innocence and right to own property without lawful justification.