Nollywood Actor, Kanayo Laments Extortions, Humiliation Of South Easterners At Uncountable Checkpoints

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

A popular face in the Nollywood Industry, Kanayo O. Kanayo has  raised questions about the actual motives behind the avalanche of security checkpoints in the South East Region of Nigeria.

Traveling from Ibadan to Lagos, a journey of a little over an hour, covering over 80 kilometers, the Nollywood veteran said against the situation in the South East, he never encountered a single security checkpoint on the ever busy route.

But the Nollywood veteran said, conversely, one cannot travel  up to 200 meters in the South East without seeing either a police and/or military checkpoint.

Going by the clear differentials, Kanayo, therefore, questioned the rationale behind the development.

The situation becomes more disturbing, according to the actor, going by the mind-boggling extortions intimidations ,and open harassment that characterized the conducts of most of the minders of the uncountable security checkpoints in the South East.

Writing on his official handle he said: “I left Felele Olorunshogo area of Ibadan this morning at about 7.15 am and this is exactly 8.15am and I am in Lagos.

“I found out one thing: over a distance of 80 kilometers, I didnt see one checkpoint, one police checkpoint, or an Army checkpoint.

“Have you ever plied the Onitsha/Enugu express road? Did you ever count the number of police checkpoints or military checkpoints on Enugu-Onitsha road ?

“Why is the South East militarized and policed that you cannot go for more than 200 meters without a police checkpoint?

“I need to ask this question because the delay in journeys and humiliation people go through need to be pointed out.”

The number of police checkpoints ,collection points?, They humiliate our people so badly that most times people in the vehicles are asked to come down and hands up .

Is this hatred ? Is this dislike? This is not good .Is the South East still part of Nigeria? ” Kanayo asked.