How Can Police Extortion Be Stopped In Nigeria?

The arrest of four police officers accused of extorting the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in Abuja has once again put police extortion in the national spotlight. But beyond this incident, many Nigerians say they have experienced similar encounters. Today on Nigeria Daily, Luqman Awwal Agono asks a critical question: How can police extortion be stopped in Nigeria? What will it take to end a problem that has persisted despite years of...