The man in the videos below — he claims to be a policeman attached to Pedro Police Station, Shomolu — today assaulted a resident of Awofodu Street, Pedro, who was spotting a dreadlocked hair. He also assaulted another and stabbed a third.
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The policeman had stopped the guy in locks (first photo) and asked him to identify himself.
He explained that he is a dancer/actor with Segun Adefila’s Crown Troupe of Africa whose studio is down the road, but he got slaps in return.
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He explained that he is a dancer/actor with Segun Adefila’s Crown Troupe of Africa whose studio is down the road, but he got slaps in return.
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A thoroughly-shocked woman intervened, explaining that as the wife of the Crown Troupe’s founder, she was in a position to confirm that the guy is indeed with the group.
She was slapped too.
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She was slapped too.
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A crowd soon gathered at the scene, asking the policeman to identify himself; this he did by showing a photocopy of his ID card. But in addition he brandished a knife with which he managed to stab someone (second photo) before he was dispossessed of it.
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He left with the threat to mobilise more policemen. I hope the Police can step in before this happens, as Bariga is historically a volatile neighbourhood.
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And I hope the officer in question is brought to book; nobody deserves to be assaulted by the police, whether they’re in dreads or they’ve had their hair plaited.
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Finally, the photo of the policeman.
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