Member representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi federal constituency of Abia State, Hon. Amobi Ogah has presented a motion before the House calling for immediate reduction of security checkpoints in South East region, especially on the Onitsha/Enugu Expressway.


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Hon. Ogah said the excessive security checkpoints violate the rights of the people in the region to free movement, as well as affect economic activities.

The lawmaker said the distance covering about 105klm has at least 28 security checkpoints, which include officials of the Nigerian Army, Nigeria police, and Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).

Awkuzu, Amawbia junctions, Ugwoba boundary, Oji River junction, and Onyeama hill are some of the points where checkpoints have been mounted along the expressway.

"These multiple roads checkpoints subject travellers to constant harassment, delays, and extortions of different sorts, in addition to other inconveniences.

"The House may be aware that the installation of numerous checkpoints along expressway violates the constitutional right of Nigerian citizens to free movement as enshrined in Section 41 of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.

"It is also a direct affront to the dignity of the people, particularly in the Southeast, where such levels of militarization are more pronounced. The House is notified that these security checkpoints appear to be more of a tool for harassment than a genuine effort in ensuring security.

"It is in the record that ordinary citizens, especially commercial drivers, are often forced to pay bribes at the checkpoints to avoid delays or harassment", he noted.

Hon. Ogah said the delays encountered in free movement of citizens affect their socio-economic lives as the constant interruptions increase the cost of transportation of goods and other services.

Additionally, the parliamentarian said this discourages investment in the region.

He called for the use of modern and efficient means of managing security in the region without subjecting the people to undue hardship or violating their human rights.

Source: https://abntv.com.ng/news/video-hon-ogah-calls-for-reduction-of-security-checkpoints-in-south-east-says-its-a-violation-of-citizens-right-to-movement/

Cc; lalasticlala, Mynd44, Seun, OAM4J

Toll collection, not security check points.
Permanent, obvious, and traffic obstructing check points do NOTHING to enhance security, instead, it makes it worse.

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What's the security benefits of having a permanent check point where even the criminals know about it?
Also, some of these check points have been alleged to be used by kidnappers.
Let's not even talk about the corruption and daylight extortion by these policemen.

These are not check points rather extortion points

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There is a reason why those checkpoints were installed by the Federal Government.

Have the stakeholders in the south east addressed those issues?

Considering the fact that the south east suffers more casualties as their economy is currently grossly affected, checkpoints everywhere and their children scattered everywhere due to insecurity. I expect them to address the root cause of the problem instead of playing to the gallery.

Hmmm

With all the checkpoint yet bad things are happening in the east. What South East need now is security helicopters not checking points.

Amazing stuff.
People really need to speak up if true that the multiple checkpoints exist as they say

Those check points are useful. Come north see wetin kidnappers dey do cos of lack of check points

This Christmas will be horrible on the roads. The only beneficiaries of the checkpoints are the soldiers, police and their agents stationed there to collect bribes.

A checkpoint recently was built between Oko junction and Asaba head bridge by soldiers. That checkpoint has become notorious for keeping a very long stretch of traffic, with the soldiers doing nothing but collecting bribes. The police checkpoint at the head ridge Asaba has been a complete disgrace for several years. The police men stand to forcefully and openly collect bribes from bus drivers, Okada drivers and truck drivers openly. They even give numbers as tags to the drivers after collecting bribes, so the drivers do no pay twice! That police station is absolutely needless and useless to the citizens. It is very clear why terrorists target and easily kill police personnel, who sworn duty is to use the checkpoints as personal businesses. The same goes for other check points in the east. They do not serve in any form to secure lives and property, but to enrich crooked officers posted there.

Go to Obodoukwu, just before you get to the second Niger bridge, there’s a yellow fever police man posted there. All he does is to collect 200 naira openly from keke drivers. Right under the second Niger bridge there too after Obodoukwu, the armed police men forcefully collect bribes from keke riders plying Onitsha to Osommala. The check points are not needed please.

why

Yes ooo.
Remove checkpoints to allow Free Movement of Anything/Anybody and Everything/Everybody. But don't forget that this Free Movement will allow alot of things ooo.

Once you complain about too much Security for your area and it's get reduce, my brother you have to be very careful because there may be more...

Hmmmm .... Are the check points even effective?

No let them continue sending them down here to abuse and torment business people, anyway as the bird don learn flying without perching so hunter has learnt shooting without aiming,They will continue dropping on the road side like Bushmeat once once,we won't get tired of Roasting the potatoes

BlueStripper:
There is a reason why those checkpoints were installed by the Federal Government.

Have the stakeholders in the south east addressed those issues?

Considering the fact that the south east suffers more casualties as their economy is currently grossly affected, checkpoints everywhere and their children scattered everywhere due to insecurity. I expect them to address the root cause of the problem instead of playing to the gallery.

Who told you that the federal government installs checkpoints? Stop writing nonsense if you have no intelligent contribution to make to a public discussion.

Seriously, it's too much.

One Nigeria nigayria

I want to believe it's purpose is for enhanced security, but are we really achieving results through it? Are the people more secure?

Funny enough, almost on a yearly basis do we hear from various security agencies about ban of checkpoints😏... Nigeria should be a course of study to truly understand.

BlueStripper:
There is a reason why those checkpoints were installed by the Federal Government.

Have the stakeholders in the south east addressed those issues?

Considering the fact that the south east suffers more casualties as their economy is currently grossly affected, checkpoints everywhere and their children scattered everywhere due to insecurity. I expect them to address the root cause of the problem instead of playing to the gallery.

Please what is the root problem?

BlueStripper:
There is a reason why those checkpoints were installed by the Federal Government.

Have the stakeholders in the south east addressed those issues?

Considering the fact that the south east suffers more casualties as their economy is currently grossly affected, checkpoints everywhere and their children scattered everywhere due to insecurity. I expect them to address the root cause of the problem instead of playing to the gallery.

why not read
only the senseble comments and move on as you don't know what to say

Sit at home people

Lol extortion point right?

Checkpoints abi collection points?
What are they checking?.

Shedrack777:
Those check points are useful. Come north see wetin kidnappers dey do cos of lack of check points

They should move it to the north then

Metrix147:


Source: https://abntv.com.ng/news/video-hon-ogah-calls-for-reduction-of-security-checkpoints-in-south-east-says-its-a-violation-of-citizens-right-to-movement/

Cc; lalasticlala, Mynd44, Seun, OAM4J

Check points are almost useless

not check point but stealing by tricks points

BlueStripper:
There is a reason why those checkpoints were installed by the Federal Government.

Have the stakeholders in the south east addressed those issues?

Considering the fact that the south east suffers more casualties as their economy is currently grossly affected, checkpoints everywhere and their children scattered everywhere due to insecurity. I expect them to address the root cause of the problem instead of playing to the gallery.

Are you just waking up from slumber? Even before the menace of unknown gunmen, there where check point littered everywhere.

Even with the spate of kidnapping along the Kaduna-Abuja highway and most part of the Northern states, there weren't much check points on their highways.

Okay