Police Commissioner Ahmed Sanusi accused the men of abandoning their official posts to set up the unauthorised roadblock. In an interview with BBC Hausa, Aliyu explained what happened after he was flagged down on a busy road. "I asked him to give me his bank account number so I could transfer the money, but he refused." Instead, Aliyu alleged, he went to a cash machine and withdrew the money. The national police chief condemned the officers' alleged conduct in strong terms, warning that the command would no longer tolerate abuses of power.