I was driving yesterday afternoon, when I was stopped by the police, they inspected my papers and noticed that I bought my car at a car stand “used” so they asked me for a document named “authority to sell” I was surprised because I haven’t ever had of that before, even though this Is my 4th car. They then proceeded to ask me for agreement paper between the first owner and the previous owner that sold to me. Which I don’t have, but I have every other documents from the immediate owner, and have none from the very first owner, except the motor receipt, that they used to buy the motor from car stand.
They took my car to the station, and demanded 400k, I pleaded with them for almost an hour until they accepted 80,000. They told me they need cash, I withdrew the money and gave them the cash.
When I got out of the station I confided with a friend and narrated everything to him as it happened and asked him for help In other to avoid such a scenario from happening again.
He told me that, the paper that I wrote and signed on the car stand before leaving with the car, on the day I bought the car “aggremenr paper” was what led them asking for the “authority to sell” paper. He told me that nevertheless, they have no business asking me for the agreement paper between the old, and immediate seller that sold to me and the other previous owner.
He then advised me to go and re_do another agreement paper, the ones they normally type with old type writer, and take it to who sold the car to me to sign, so that when next they see me they won’t ask me for authority to sell, as my agreement papers won’t indicate that I bought the car from a car stand “used” but it would seem like I bought the car directly from a regular user.
I did as he told me but I’m still worried, as they would still stop me to take more money from me in the future because I don’t have the agreement paper between the immediate previous owner and the former owner that sold to him. They’re always fond of asking for such, all my previous cars I have the aggrement papers of previous owners to current owners that sold to me, please I need advice on how to go about this agreement papers, I have gone to the car stand severely and they gave me the contact of whom they bought the vehicle from before selling to me, I called and he told me that he had traveled out, I need help please, help me.
Would an affidavit of “loss of agreement paper from who sold to me directly and the first user solve this issue? Please help I’m so worried.
Below is the 80,000 I withdrew and used in settling the police yest afternoon, I paid 2800 as charges to the POS girl.
I created a thread, regarding the extortion of 80,000 naira from me illegally by the police, even when my papers are 100% correct as I did a new plate number after buying the car, so everything regarding the papers are on my name, and all Intact.
After creating the thread, It immediately got to the front page and It generated reactions, almost every one (99.9%) of those that commented were against the police because what transpired was truly an extortion. I got countless numbers of positive advices.
Including going on twitter and tag some important personnel on the police force, while trying to do so by opening the profile that I went through, I saw some police numbers on one of the posts by the police, there was a post to call some numbers when one get harassed by the police unnecessarily.
I copied the numbers and gave It a call, they were 5 numbers, and only the very first one I called was what sorted out my predicament.
I called the number and narrated everything to the man that picked up ( Detective Barnabas from CRU) THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH SIR. So, he asked me the location where It happened and the time, he asked me to forward the screenshot of the transaction regarding I and the POS girl I made the transferred to, In which the POS girl stand was directly at the back of the station, and I did forwarded It to his whatsapp.
He acted so very swiftly, he swinged Into action with immediate effect, I called him yesterday and I got my complete money back today.
After telling him the area It happened and exact location, also the station they took my car to. He called the area commander with immediate effect, and the area commander swinged into action immediately.
I was called to come to the station this afternoon to identify the men involved, but unfortunately they weren’t around. I went home hoping to go tomorrow as told, to come and identify them.
But to my utmost surprise, the police in charge of the case called me barely an hour ago that they’ve recovered back my money, he gave me cash, 80,000 completely.
I want to use this medium to thank Nairaland and Nairalanders, you made this possible, I would not have gotten anything from that money if not for you all, coupled with the fact that I would also get more future harrassments.
Below are photos of the cash I was refunded, in full.
Thank you Nairaland and Nairalanders, you’ve done what no one else have done for me, In all my life and day to day existence, thank you so very much.
I greatly appreciate.
Thank you 🙏
