A Rivers State man, Peter Ugavah has accused some officers of the Nigeria police of causing his mother’s death. According to him, he tried to rush her to the hospital. However, police officers refused to let them proceed unless he paid a bribe of N20,000 cash.

He added that they refused to bulge even after he offered them 20,000 transfer, claiming it could be traced.

The allegation shared by Peter Ugavah has now gone viral, attracting thousands of reshares.

“This morning my mom who has been managing hypertension for over 20 yrs passed away right there in the car while I was taking her to the hospital this morning simply because men of the @PoliceNG insisted that I have to part with 20,000 naira before they will let us pass,” Peter Ugavah wrote.

“I am in pains right now. I have now become an orphan all because of this lockdown.

“My mom would not have died if we had arrived at the hospital early enough. I even offered to make a transfer these officers refused. They said it will be traceable, they needed cash. 

“Even after pleading with them for over an hour, these heartless officers refused to all us move. They made me sit there and watch my mom pass away before my eyes.

“I doubt if I will ever be normal again after this. I hate this country. 

“So many lives [are] being lost daily due to this lockdown and sadly it is not COVID-19 that is killing them.

“The anger I feel right now is totally overwhelming. I want to get something clear, @NyesomWlKE. Are we not allowed to take our loved ones who need medical care to the hospital? Are we just supposed to sit at home and die?,” he added.

Meanwhile, Human Rights Activist, Sega Link commented on the viral post saying he had taken up the matter.

In other news, a 400L FUNAAB student commits suicide after SARS allegedly extorted and made him lose N7.8 million