Edo State Government has ordered the arrest and prosecution of one Mr. Joseph Ideh over alleged illegal collection of revenue from motorists plying Ring Road-Ikpoba Hill axis in Benin City, the state capital.
Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Security & Surveillance, Comrade Emmanuel Orukpe, said the culprit was apprehended after commercial drivers reported the case to officials of the state government.
Orukpe said the commercial drivers accused Ideho of forcefully collecting the sum of N500 as revenue from each commercial vehicle operator when they depart Ring Road for Ikpoba-Hill, without issuing receipts.
He said on the day Ideho was arrested, the sum of N8,500 was found on him, which he had allegedly collected from the motorists.
After the arrest of Ideho, according tio, we contacted the Oredo Council Chairman to identify the culprit and ascertain if he was one of the…
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