A struggling pregnant woman's life was cut short Tuesday, June 28 at a roadside market in Uzuakoli, Bende LGA of Abia State from police loss of N20 ($0.13) extortion money. Madam Chinyere Chima an indigene of Alayi in Bende LGA of Abia State met her untimely death when a bus driver ran over her at her petty market post in Uzuakoli. The petty market is a short distance from the railroad crossing and has mostly female subsistent traders baking under the sun or sheltering from the rain on the roadside selling to motorists and travelers. Items sold by these women are mainly snack items that travelers can munch on to quench hunger and thirst, and include but not limited to bananas, groundnuts, kola nuts, bitter nuts, bread, and pure water. Foodstuff such as garri, crayfish, vegetables (such as ugu, uhah, ukazi, dried oligbu), rice, stockfish, etc. are also sold, but in small quantities.
The bus driver according to witnesses was being pursued by police after refusing to give them N20 at a police check point. According to witnesses, the bus driver refused to give the police N20 illegal extortion they always collect from commercial drivers at check points. The driver slowed down but sped off refusing to give them any money which resulted in the police engaging him in high-speed pursuit. A policewoman blocks a driver who was reluctant giving them money, while her partner puts pressure on the driver to meet their demands Eventually the policewoman was knocked down by the unyielding driver as he fled - CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS OF THE POLICEWOMAN KNOCKED DOWN.
The bus driver was forced to a halt after running over and killing pregnant Madam Chima. The bus narrowly missed other market women at the roadside petty market. The bus driver was subsequently arrested by the police for manslaughter and attempt to elude police. All attempts by Masterweb to reach Abia Police Command were abortive as calls to their number were aborted as a result of the phone not being turned on or charged. Sources say the police is trying to treat the case as manslaughter case, covering up the fact that it was the refusal of the driver to give them N20 that led to the high-speed chase and death of the innocent pregnant woman.
Jesus replied, "What is impossible with men is possible with God." Luke 18:27
Posted: at 6-07-2011 03:20 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
i tried my best to understand ur story but i couldnt.........even the topic makes it more confusing, according to the story, two people were knocked down; a driver knocked down a popo n the same driver ran over a pregnant woman
Posted: at 6-07-2011 11:41 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
we cannot stop the N20 the police collect even if they paid them 1m they can't stop collecting that N20 so for me i don't known make them to collect it let the government look in to this mater please let them stop it and save us and themselves please we need to stop all this kill Nigeria is not a place of sacrifice. MAY GOD HELP ALL AMEN. RIP.
Posted: at 6-07-2011 11:47 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
Everything is down to N20 if it is actually not the reason, but as long as Police was there, it will be attributed to collection of N20. Sorry to Nigerian Police!
Posted: at 6-07-2011 11:53 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
May the good lord help us all. The police officers in question shouldn't go fre without being punished cos we know to well that in our Nigeria of today, this is very possible.
Posted: at 6-07-2011 12:49 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie
Nigeria Police force is a bunch of lazy criminals Boko Harams is killing them one after the other in Borno State while they are busy in other states collecting N20...shame on them
Posted: at 6-07-2011 12:51 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
i tried my best to understand ur story but i couldnt.........even the topic makes it more confusing, according to the story, two people were knocked down; a driver knocked down a popo n the same driver ran over a pregnant woman
very conflicting report indeed, policewoman or an inocent preginant woman , i don,t know which of them got killed now, anyhow R I P
Posted: at 6-07-2011 01:29 PM (13 years ago) | Grande Master
Sir_Finest at 6-07-2011 01:45 PM (13 years ago) (m)
If i understand this correctly, if the police woman was the one that got killed , then Good, if that was me i will revise back and run her over again. Oleeeee in uniform.
Posted: at 6-07-2011 01:45 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
maryclaret at 6-07-2011 02:04 PM (13 years ago) (f)
What nonsense. They want to cover up their deeds upon the fact that they have just lost one of their colleagues. What evil money can do to one's mind. That someone will be pursuing another for mere 20 naira. Tufiakwa!
Ada Mbaise
Posted: at 6-07-2011 02:04 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
naturalqueen at 6-07-2011 03:03 PM (13 years ago) (f)
Just for 20 naira, a policewoman put her life at the risk of deatj. Although she got it. This reveals the depth this N20 has really eaten up the mentality of Nigerian policemen & women. Im just too sorry for the innocent pregnant woman who lost her life in the rat chase of police and bus driver. They should pay for their sins. Infact i think it is high time our lawmaker look into considering scrabbing police in Nigeria. I really don't know their work. Killing the same citizens they swore to protect. I prefer army men to take over.
Posted: at 6-07-2011 03:03 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
chakamaroon at 6-07-2011 03:07 PM (13 years ago) (m)
EVERY JUNCTION POLICE DEY...#20.00 HAS COST SO MANY INNOCENT LIVES IN THE HANDS OF THE POLICE..AND YET NOTHING SEEMS TO BE PUT ON GROUND TO CHECK THIS UGLY MENACE...INSTEAD OF THE POLICE SEEKING HOW TO STOP BOKO HARAM FROM KILLING THEM 'N' OTHER INNOCENT CITIZENS,THEY ARE THERE EXTORTING STIPENDS AND CAUSING UNNECESSARY HAZZARDS ON OUR ROADS.SHAME ON THE NAIJA POLICE FOR HOW MUCH THEY HAVE DISRESPECTED THEIR UNIFORM 'N' PROFESSION. POOR WOMAN 'N' HER UNBORN BABY....POOR INNOCENT DRIVER WHO HAS BEEN PLUNGED INTO A VERY BIG MESS.POLICE U GUYS SHOULD STOP ALL THESE..LIVE CLEAN 'N' STOP MESSING UP.
Posted: at 6-07-2011 03:07 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
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