The Abia State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has urged the Nigerian Army to end the “dehumanization of travelers” on the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway.
The council expressed concern over the humiliation of commuters at army checkpoints, especially between Umuahia and Enugu, describing the experience as agonizing and time-consuming.
The Union commended the police authorities in Abia for the decline in extortion of motorists by its personnel on the roads. However, expressed worry over the disturbing rate of extortion at military checkpoints on various roads in parts of the state and called on the military hierarchy in Abia to halt such corrupt tendencies.
