A Facebook user, Aare Feyisayo, has recounted how operatives of the Lagos State Police Command allegedly compelled him to transfer N200,000 while he was heading to work in the early hours of Wednesday.
He said the incident happened at Ajao Junction after he stopped to pick up a colleague identified as Chinedu, claiming he was blocked and had his car keys taken by the officers.
According to his account, the officers drove him from Ajao Junction to Cele, inward Mile 2, where the money was taken from him.
The post reads: “This is the picture of the police criminal gang leader who intercepted me at Ajao Junction on Wednesday morning, April 22, 2026, while I was going to work at exactly 5:55 a.m. I saw a colleague, Comrade Chinedu, and as I stopped to pick him up, they double-crossed me with a korope bus without a registration number.
“They forced my colleague out of my vehicle, forcefully collected my keys, and pushed me to the back seat. Three of them then jumped into my vehicle. They were all dressed in police uniforms, well-armed, and one of them wore a mask.
“They drove off, turned under the NAHCO Bridge, and headed towards Mile 2. On getting to Cele Express, they stopped before the bridge and forced me, at gunpoint, to transfer the sum of N200,000 into a First Bank account at exactly 6:29 a.m.
“Immediately they confirmed the alert, they jumped out of my vehicle, entered their korope bus, and sped off towards Mile 2. I reported the incident at a Police station and showed them the picture of the gang leader, but the Nigeria Police Force has not been forthcoming with its investigation.”
Reacting to the allegation, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adebisi Abimbola, confirmed that the command is aware of the case.
“Yes, the command is aware. It is being investigated,” she said.
She added that updates would be provided once the investigation is concluded.