Soldiers reportedly force driver to sweep for refusing to offer bribe | By: Adebayo Akinkunmi

A business driver has been reportedly assaulted by Nigerian troopers.

In accordance with DailyTrust, the unhappy incident occurred on Wednesday.

It was gathered that the driving force was ordered by some troopers to comb their environment for refusing to supply them bribe.

The incident which occurred on the military checkpoint in Ikun-Ekiti, near the Ekiti Diary Ranch round previous 5:30pm lasted for over 20 minutes.

Hassle began after the driving force, who was coming from Abuja, refused to provide the military officers bribe.

In annoyance, one of many troopers stated, “This time, we won’t take no for a solution, you (driver) should give us cash, in any other case we won’t permit you to go.”

However whereas the driving force was nonetheless pleading with them, he was ordered to get a brush and sweep as a type of punishment.

Two troopers, who sat on white plastic chairs, mocked the driving force whereas the incident lasted.

A number of the passengers, who expressed displeasure, shared related experiences of the previous.

“That was how they ordered a business driver the opposite day to chop grass for a number of minutes whereas passengers have been left inside his car.

“In one other occasion, the ‘wrongdoer’ was made to kneel down contained in the solar just because he refused to half with cash. We aren’t saying they need to not do their work, however to not the detriment of passengers who most occasions are helpless and undergo the results of their actions on companies and appointments”, Mrs Chinyere, one of many passengers, famous.

Every day Belief noticed than many business drivers most popular to make use of the Jebba/Niger path to Abuja than Ekiti due to the a number of checkpoints which they stated result in delay.

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