Several young Nigerians have accused operatives of a Joint Task Force (JTF) operating in Imo State of allegedly abducting, assaulting, and extorting them after stopping public and private vehicles, searching their mobile phones, and demanding access to their bank accounts. SaharaReporters gathered from multiple victims and sources familiar with the operations of the security personnel…
Fresh claims have emerged over the security response to the recent terrorist attack on Yashikira in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, with a palace source accusing Nigerian soldiers stationed at a nearby checkpoint of abandoning the community during the assault while allegedly extorting motorists. The source, who spoke exclusively to SaharaReporters on Tuesday…
A disturbing trend of labelling high-profile victims as members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) or Eastern Security Network (ESN) has emerged within the Enugu Command of the Nigeria Police Force. This tactic is allegedly used to extort large sums of money from the victims, with the State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Kanayo Uzuegbu,…
Franklin Obiajuru Egwuatu, a young man, has shared how officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) physically assaulted him and extorted N100,000, accusing him of looking like a “Yahoo boy.” “Yahoo boy” is a loose expression used by security operatives and many Nigerians to describe an internet fraudster. The incident, according to him, happened…
