Four suspects, Umar Yakubu, Mohammed Danjuma, Agulu Yahaya and Ibrahim Yabagi, have been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, for issuing tickets to tricyclists in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital.
The Kogi State government had banned all transportation unions from collecting daily fees on government infrastructure under the Infrastructure Maintenance Levy.
Parading the suspects at the command headquarters in Lokoja, the Public Relations Officer of the NSCDC, Kogi State command Abdullahi Aliyu noted that the four suspects were caught in the act.
According to him, the suspects are being charged with Criminal conspiracy and illegal collection of revenue.
“The command is issuing a note of warning to others who are yet to comply with the new law banning daily collection of revenue. Ignorance is not an excuse. The four suspects will be charged to court after the completion of investigation,” he stated.
Meanwhile, in their separate remarks, two of the suspects claimed ignorance of the new law while others denied the charges levied against them.
