Policemen smash driver’s head over N200 bribe
The Delta State Police Command, yesterday, said it had arrested five of its personnel, including one Paul Audu, who allegedly beat up a commercial bus driver and broke his head over refusal to part with N200 at a checkpoint.
It was gathered that the incident took place along Eku-Abraka road in Ethiope East Local Government Area of the state.
It was also gathered that the driver, Godwin Akpama was said to have been conveying some female traders in a bus from Abraka to Sapele when he was stopped by the policemen at a checkpoint along the road.
Speaking on the incident, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Onome Onovwakpoyeya, said, “The incident actually happened last Thursday. The matter has been treated while the five policemen in question have been arrested and tried in accordance with the police rules. The driver and others present at the scene of the incident were also invited to testify and actions were subsequently taken against the policemen.