On Wednesday, a man named Olumide Bakare narrated his bitter experience with some policemen attached to the Ogudu division on how he was unlawfully arrested, and extorted.
According to Bakare:
“Some members of the Nigerian Police (Ogudu branch), forced a confession, statement and N260,000 out of me. They beat, threatened and made me feel completely powerless. I have not recovered from the harassment, but I need this story to be out there”
“They stopped my Uber and asked the driver to drive us straight to Ogudu police station. When we got there, they took us to one small corner in the police station with two wooden rooms.”
“They collected my phones, my air pods, ID card. Even as I explained that I was an influencer and work for several brands, they kept on searching my email, IG, Twitter and my WhatsApp for God knows what.”
“They told me to take off my shirt and started beating me with a pipe. They forced me to write a statement saying I had male clients who paid me to have casual sex with them and even listed names for me. They told me to add amounts to the front of the names too and recorded me confessing at gun point.”
However, the policemen who were involved in this act have been arrested following the directives of the Commissioner of Police.
