Nigeria, March 14 -- A man has accused police operatives in Rivers State of assaulting him and forcing him to transfer N444,000 from his bank account to them after a late-night checkpoint stop.

The man, Miracle Ejiofor, made the allegation in a Facebook post on Friday, where he shared photos showing bruises on his head and hands and a screenshot of an alleged transfer of N444,000 to a Point of Sale (POS) account belonging to Chizoma Anthony.

As of Saturday morning, the post had attracted over 700 comments and more than 160 shares, sparking outrage among Facebook users.

In his post, Mr Ejiofor said the incident occurred shortly after he left his estate to buy petrol for his car and generator.

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