Female
youth corper named Odachi Abah, who was allegedly assaulted by a female
police officer. Her sister, Ene Abah tweeted about the incident
frequently yesterday, and so Bellanaija reached out to her to share her story.
This is Odachi’s account:
“On the 8th of October 2014 I got assaulted by a Policewoman. This is what happened.
On my way home from Oshodi-Isolo LGA, Lagos State, Nigeria with a friend Maduka Benson after my NYSC clearance our vehicle (Honda accord) entered a hole which pulled part of the car bumper. The policewoman standing in front controlling the traffic kept shouting at us. And so Maduka who was driving, tried to explain to her that the car bumper was stuck, but she insisted that we should get out of the way.
“On the 8th of October 2014 I got assaulted by a Policewoman. This is what happened.
On my way home from Oshodi-Isolo LGA, Lagos State, Nigeria with a friend Maduka Benson after my NYSC clearance our vehicle (Honda accord) entered a hole which pulled part of the car bumper. The policewoman standing in front controlling the traffic kept shouting at us. And so Maduka who was driving, tried to explain to her that the car bumper was stuck, but she insisted that we should get out of the way.
A man told
my friend not to move, warning that if he did, the entire bumper would
be ripped from the car. He then crossed over to our side of the road,
and helped us fix the bumper so we could move on.
The
policewoman named, Justina, walked towards the window, facing where I
was sitting and shouted in broken English “SEE AS YOU FAT LIKE MUMU FULL
THE MOTOR.” My friend and I came out from the car asking the woman what
we had done wrong to be insulted in that manner.
She kept shouting and raising hell. I was wearing my NYSC uniform at the time, so I walked towards her. Surprisingly, she pushed me back and pulled out her weapon (a baton) and hit me on my face three times.
She kept shouting and raising hell. I was wearing my NYSC uniform at the time, so I walked towards her. Surprisingly, she pushed me back and pulled out her weapon (a baton) and hit me on my face three times.
The first
one knocked my glasses off my face while the rest hit parts of my face
which resulted in instant bleeding. I bled for a long time while
searching for the woman until I clearly heard her colleagues telling her
to run and hide.
The police
woman took to their advice and ran away. Other policewomen suddenly
surfaced at the scene and one of them started calling my friend an armed
robber for no reason.We asked them which station they were from, but
they refused to tell us.
Maduka then decided to block the entire road causing traffic, in order to force the police woman to reveal what police station they were from. Finally, one of the female police officers told us that they were from Makinde police station, in Mafoluku, Oshodi.
Maduka then decided to block the entire road causing traffic, in order to force the police woman to reveal what police station they were from. Finally, one of the female police officers told us that they were from Makinde police station, in Mafoluku, Oshodi.
A few
minutes later a police Hilux vehicle arrived at the scene telling us to
get back inside our car so we could go to Makinde police station. A
police man sat at the back seat in our car, while the rest remained in
their vehicle , driving in front of us to Makinde police station.
When we got
to the station my friend asked for the station officer (S.O) – but they
said he wasn’t around. My friend and I tried to explain the situation to
the two policewomen we met at the station. Suddenly, one of them
started telling my friend to reduce his voice, saying that we should
keep the incident a secret.
One of the
policemen who came to the scene where I was assaulted, approached us
and told us that his boss, who is a female, would like to see us in her
office. When we got to the office, she summoned the policewoman that
assaulted me over the phone and also called another police man named
David to investigate the matter.
My friend narrated the incident to the police boss in detail.
My friend narrated the incident to the police boss in detail.
Justina, the
policewoman who assaulted me finally came in for questioning. Their
boss proceeded to ask her to explain what had happened. The policewoman
then began to lie, saying that Maduka and I had beat her up, and that we
took her police cap and removed buttons from her uniform.
After
Justina’s stories, her superior could tell that she was lying. And so
she ordered David to put Justina in a police cell. Afterwards we wrote
our statements.
The police
boss then begged us to forgive Justina. She then took our phone numbers
and promised to call us when they need us. We agreed and left the
station.
We still intend to take proper legal action against Justina because she may have been brutalizing others and getting away with it. We want her to face the consequences of her actions.”
Bellanaija
We still intend to take proper legal action against Justina because she may have been brutalizing others and getting away with it. We want her to face the consequences of her actions.”
Bellanaija
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