{
  "id": 8494852,
  "title": "Man accuses officers of extortion in Lagos, police begin probe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/man-accuses-officers-of-extortion-in-lagos-police-begin-probe",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T16:46:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/man-accuses-officers-of-extortion-in-lagos-police-begin-probe/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lagos resident Nasir Ahmed has accused three police officers of extortion after alleging they stopped his vehicle on the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway and demanded money, according to the Lagos State Police Command. Ahmed's friend, Abdulqadr Hanzolah, recounted the incident on Facebook, stating that the policemen stopped Ahmed shortly after he left a filling station and attempted to join the expressway. One of the officers, identified as Michael Monday, allegedly took Ahmed to various locations, including Apapa, Mile 2, Oshodi, and Ilupeju, and demanded ₦500,000 before reducing it to ₦250,000. The officers also instructed Ahmed to transfer ₦6,000 to an OPay account, which failed due to network issues. Hanzolah said the officers later took Ahmed to a POS stand in Ilupeju, where ₦50,000 was withdrawn from his account. Ahmed had to seek financial assistance from friends to meet the demanded amount. The police command has initiated an investigation into the alleged extortion, but one of the accounts linked to the payments was not found in their records.",
  "summary": "A Lagos resident has accused three policemen of extorting ₦56,000 from him on the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway. The state police command has begun an investigat Read More: https://punchng.com/man-accuses-officers-of-extortion-in-lagos-police-begin-probe/",
  "key_points": [
    "Lagos resident Nasir Ahmed accuses three police officers of extortion.",
    "Officers demanded ₦500,000 and ₦250,000 from Ahmed's vehicle.",
    "Police command begins investigation into the alleged extortion."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Man accuses officers of extortion in Lagos, police begin probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/man-accuses-officers-of-extortion-in-lagos-police-begin-probe-8496840",
        "published": "2026-09-19T16:58:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}