Good evening all, I am Achonu Chigozie Emmanuel and the THREAD you'll be reading shortly is my experience with the NPF Area J Ajiwe command Ajah, Lagos State.@akaebube @segalink @citizen_gavel @YAKS07 @sanda_kunle
On Friday 9th, November 2018, after close work (I am a Banker), myself in company with my friend drove to Ivica Bar and Restaurant, at OKE IRA NLA along Badore Road of Ajah for a social meeting with some friends, we got there at about 8pm from Victoria Island
The meeting began shortly after we arrived, after the meeting which lasted for about 1:30minutes, we treat ourselves to some peppered goat meat, cat fish pepper soup, some fine white and red wine and also beer and water, we Merry and shared our experience over week
About and hour later, a team of police men led by the area commander of Area J Ajiwe police station, stormed in with the guns pointing at us and asked we stand up, walk outside the restaurant and enter their bus, without any form resistance we obeyed and the drove away
On getting to the police station, I was locked along side others, nobody cared to tell me my offence, or even showed concern to seeing and vetting my ID Card, in the cell in other to avoid beating by the President of the cell, I paid him some money, I spent my night
Sleeping on the floor with over 35 suspects and criminals, on the morning of Saturday 10 November 2018, a lady walked in, and asked to see those raided from the previous night, a huge smile lighted up my face as I hoped helped has arrived and I'll be released, but it was not the
She took roll call and told us someone will attend to us soon, I waited and nothing, I requested that I make a phone call, and a kind officer Mr Suleiman brought me out and gave my phone after listening to my case, (a victim of an unlawful raid), I call home for help
Later that Saturday, I was brought out and asked to write my statement, this I did stating clearly everything, the officer attending to me try to cajole me into ditching my friends so that I can exonerated and they could be a frame up, it was at this point she told me that
There was a red flag on activities of cultist along Badore axis and some other locations in Lagos and hence the raid, and our case is under the instruction of the Area J commander and he had given an instruction that no one should be released, efforts made to reach prove
Unsuccessful, I was returned back to cell, and left there till today, while my people kept making efforts to secure my bail,
NB: the conditions of the cell is unfit for any human being to locked up there.
This was my second day, this morning, I got office involved and more
NB: the conditions of the cell is unfit for any human being to locked up there.
This was my second day, this morning, I got office involved and more
Pressure was mounted on them to state my offence or let me go, just about 2 hours ago, my family were successful in their quest to get me bail, with the help of some very top officers and offices of the Nigeria police force, details of my helpers I still dont fully know
I am still shock as to why and how I was arrested, locked up for 3 days for no reason, no crime committed, nothing at all, I could have lost my life there. I am a tax paying citizen, a responsible and respectable banker and a young man who was out a Friday to spend some time
Entertaining myself to good music, peppered meat and some fine wine. Why should anyone be subjected to such inhuman treatment, why should my rights be infringed upon my officers and men who are suppose to protect we the common citizens?
Why should be locked up to spend 3 days for no just cause? The legal unit of the Nigeria police force should brace itself for I will now make it my life mission to get to the root of this, and get Justice for this ugly experience @segalink @akaebube @citizen_gavel
Let me use this medium to thank everyone who contributed in securing my release this night, God bless you all, @akaebube @segalink @citizen_gavel @ibeh_helen @YAKS07 @sanda_kunle
