SWAT team accused of extorting N550,000 from a civilian at gunpoint at the Ikoyi Link Bridge
The new SWAT team that occupies the Adeniji base of
the defunct FSARS has been accused of harassing and extorting valuables from
civilians exactly the way SARS officials did.
This news was shared by popular activist Segun
Awosanya aka Segalink. He alleged the SARS team that was used to replace
SARS after the #ENDSARS protect have followed the same behavior of SARS to
harass citizens too.
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According to
Segalink, a civilian was picked up last night, January 25 at the Lekki Ikoyi
Bridge by members of the SWAT team led by an officer named Lekan and they allegedly
extorted 550k from him. The activist Segalink said his intervention led to the
recovery of the money and that the officers are expected to report at the state
police command.
"I wonder why any SWAT team should be roaming peaceful
streets when it was against their SOP which is specifically to respond to
emergencies regarding armed robbery and kidnapping. Why have they suddenly
become kidnappers & armed robbers?! Who authorized their operation?!"
Segalink wrote on Twitter.
