Edo: Moment civilians rounded up policemen, searched them, took back extorted money [VIDEO]

There was drama alongside the Auchi-Aviele street in Edo State after civilians rounded up policemen at a checkpoint and searched them.

The civilians mentioned the policemen had been extorting money from motorists on the street.

In a video now trending on social media, the civilians had been seen surrounding the policemen and asking them to carry out all of the money they collected from drivers.

The policemen had been searched one after the opposite, and the civilians collected the money they discovered on them.

People on the scene had been shouting that the policemen had been disturbing drivers on that street for a very long time.

They mentioned drivers pay money on the checkpoint on daily basis earlier than they’re allowed to go.

One of the civilians within the video mentioned they had been uninterested in the extortion, saying the policemen are supposed to guard individuals, not accumulate money from them.

“It’s not up to half-hour they acquired right here, and so they have already extorted N4,200 from drivers and motorcyclists.

“That means once they spend hours right here, they’d have collected over N100,000 from Nigerians who’re struggling to make ends meet on this harsh economic system,” he mentioned.

Meanwhile, from the footage, the policemen didn’t resist as they stood whereas the civilians searched them and took the money.

At the time of submitting this report, the Edo State Police Command had not reacted to the incident.

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I noticed the video beneath and I implore on the IG of @PoliceNG to know that Nigerians are REALLY drained and if the Nigerian Police women and men will not be able to do the appropriate factor, the individuals will make them do the appropriate factor!

Civilians rounded up policemen in checkpoint, searched them alongside Auchi Aviele street in Edo state and picked up the money they extorted from motorists.

— Aisha Yesufu (@AishaYesufu) November 10, 2026