Man takes insecticide due to police extortion

A 30-year-old commercial bus driver in Kaduna has killed himself  leaving a note in which he said he decided to end his life over alleged police extortion.Sunday Igwe took insecticide when he could not bear incessant police arrest and extortions, his suicide note revealed. Sunday was hired as a commercial bus driver by a man he named Henry in his letter.

They requested for N2, 000 from him to release the bus which he paid. Another group of policemen arrested him over wrong parking two hours later and demanded for N2,000.“He could not afford the money the policemen demand and left to inform the bus owner. The owner of the bus told him not to worry as they still stand a chance to collect the bus on Monday but he proceeded to his room located at No 27 school road Nasarawa in Kaduna South Local government, wrote the shocking note and took a local liquid insecticide popularly called Ota pia-pia that led to his death.”This is what he wrote:

“Please Ozo, tell my Oga Henry to go and look out for his bus at the Police station. Tell him that am sorry for everything I have cost him let him forgive me. It is not my forth (fault). That is the way things should go. Let them look for my conductor so that they can go together to biel (bail) his bus and let them tell the police people what happened.
“After crying explend (explaining) everything to them but all their (they) need is money and I don’t have it let them come and take my cops and relies (release) someone bus for him. Anyway I have nothing against them and let them read this too. Thanks you Oga Henry bye.”