Keke riders protest alleged harassment, extortion by police in Warri

Commercial tricycle operators, on Wednesday, marched to the head office of the Delta State Board of Internal Revenue, DBIR, in protest of alleged Police harassment, extortion and illegal arrest.
In defiance, the protesters blocked one lane of the major highway to the airport, chanting solidarity songs. 
The protesters bore placards demanding answers over their plight, “License Office, tell us why our plate numbers are not registered in your system. Police are harassing us”, “Government provide us with jobs please. Police leave Keke riders alone” and “License Office, what happened to our plate numbers,” amongst others. 
The protesters alleged that the police in Warri and environs hav...