On April 27, President Muhammadu Buhari during his third nationwide broadcast on measures taken by the government to curb the spread of the coronavirus announced a ban on non-essential interstate travels. The president also declared a nationwide curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
What Mr Buhari may not have realised was that his directive would create an extortion bazaar for security personnel, state government officials and other non-state actors across the country.
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