“If You Don’t Have It, You Will Pay Money or Buy Five Litres of Fuel”: Nigerian Police Officer Caught Extorting Travelers Over Suspended e-CMR in Edo A viral TikTok video exposed a Nigerian police officer extorting travelers along the Benin Bypass in Edo State demanding N5,000 or five liters of fuel for not possessing the Electronic Central Motor Registry (e-CMR) certificate, despite its enforcement being suspended by Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun in July 2024. The footage captured the officer casually insisting on payments, with some passengers complying and others pleading for leniency, one stating, “If I had the money, I would have paid the money right away.” Police spokesperson Olumuyiwa Adejobi had previously clarified that the e-CMR is not a revenue-generating scheme but a digital tool to curb vehicle-related crimes, with officers found extorting facing sanctions. #softnigeria