Pepper seller narrates how failure to give N200 bribe to a police officer led to her disfigured face|Video

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A pepper seller identified as Mrs Folorunsho, has narrated how failure to drop N200 bribe to a police officer caused her disfigured face.

According to the victim, they were on their way to buy pepper and tomatoes to sell, when some policemen attached to the Pedro Police Station, Lagos, stopped the motorcycle rider to collect N200 as ‘settlement’ from them.

Narrating her ordeal, she said “Around 2:30pm, I got ready to go to Mile 12 and so hailed a motorcycle. While on our way, one of the policemen at Pedro Police Station popularly called Alhaji accosted us and told the motorcycle rider to stop. The rider who was already on top speed, was trying to halt when the policeman used a huge drum to hit him. The rider and I fell to the ground and were left unconscious. “

“They gave the hospital our names and ran away. They didn’t wait to pay for our treatment or ensure that we were okay after causing us serious injuries. Just because they wanted a bribe of N200, they ruined my face and almost killed me.” She lamented in pain.

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Pepper sellers reveal what Lagos policemen did Over N200 Bribe . . Some pepper sellers and a motorcycle rider conveying them to the Mile 12 Market, have been abandoned at the hospital after they were allegedly attacked by some police officers because their rider refused to pay a N200 bribe. . . According to SaharaReporters, they were on their way to buy pepper and tomatoes to sell, when some policemen attached to the Pedro Police Station, Lagos, stopped the motorcycle rider to collect N200 as ‘settlement’ from them. . . Narrating her ordeal, one of the victims, Mrs Folorunsho, said, “Around 2:30pm, I got ready to go to Mile 12 and so hailed a motorcycle.  While on our way, one of the policemen at Pedro Police Station popularly called Alhaji accosted us and told the motorcycle rider to stop. . . The rider who was already on top speed, was trying to halt when the policeman used a huge drum to hit him. The rider and I fell to the ground and were left unconscious. . . When the policeman saw what had happened, he ran into the station with his colleagues. The community members who witnessed the whole thing gathered outside the station and began chanting that the policeman had killed people and ran into the station. . . After much protest, some of the policemen came out with a van and took us to a hospital.” Speaking further, Folorunsho said the policemen soon ran away from the hospital in order to avoid paying the hospital bill. . . She added, “They gave the hospital our names and ran away. They didn’t wait to pay for our treatment or ensure that we were okay after causing us serious injuries. Just because they wanted a bribe of N200, they ruined my face and almost killed me.”

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