A Nigerian man, Peter Ugavah, has alleged the Nigeria Police of extortion, holding them responsible for his mother’s death early this morning.
Peter Ugavah (@peterugavah) had taken to his Twitter handle to complain to the Police about how some police officers wanted to collect N20,000 from him before they could allow him to pass on his way to the hospital.
Peter said he had even offered to transfer the money to the officers, which they refused, for fear of being traced.
He was there for over an hour and watched his mother die in the car.
He said: “This morning my mom who has been managing hypertension for over 20 yrs passed away right there in the car while I was taking her to the hospital this morning simply because men of the @PoliceNG insisted that I have to part with 20,000 naira before they will let us pass.
“I am in pains right now , I have now become an orphan all because of this lock down. My mom would not have died if we had arrived at the hospital early enough. I even offered to make a transfer these officers refused, they said it will be traceable, they needed cash.
“Even after pleading with them for over an hour, these heartless officers refused to all us move. They made me sit there and watch my mom pass away before my eyes. I doubt if I will ever be normal again after this. I hate this country.
“So many lives is being lost daily due to this lock down and sadly it is not covid-19 that is killing them. The anger I feel right now is totally overwhelming.
“I want to get something clear , @NyesomWlKE are we not allowed to take our loved ones who need medical care to the hospital? Are we just supposed to sit at home and die”, he lamented.
