EXCLUSIVE: ‘They Tried To Shoot Me And Tag Me IPOB Member: Travellers Accuse JTF Operatives At Imo Checkpoints Of Extortion, Threats To Kill
EXCLUSIVE: ‘They Tried To Shoot Me And Tag Me IPOB Member: Travellers Accuse JTF Operatives At Imo Checkpoints Of Extortion, Threats To Kill The traveller also described an encounter on the Aba-Owerri Road while travelling to Nnewi, Anambra State, during which one of his companions was allegedly taken away in a JTF vehicle.
Travelers accuse Joint Task Force (JTF) personnel operating at checkpoints in Imo State of extortion, harassment, unlawful searches, threats, and attempts to label them as members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Several victims spoke to SaharaReporters and provided video and audio evidence to support their claims. One traveler recounted an encounter where his brother was stopped, made to come down with his papers, and taken to an old fuel station where the JTF leader allegedly demanded money.
Another traveler was stopped multiple times at different checkpoints and allegedly extorted twice, with officers seizing his phone and threatening to kill him if he didn't comply. One traveler's companion was allegedly dragged into a JTF vehicle and threatened with death and burial in the bush if he didn't comply. Another traveler was threatened with being declared an ESN member if he didn't give up his phone, which the officers later searched without finding any evidence linking him to an armed group.
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