Police Brutalize, Strip Naked Imo Monarch’s Son In Lagos

Another case of police brutality was recorded on Monday, September 29, in Lagos state.

Daily Independent reports that police officers attached to the Area C Command, Surulele, allegedly apprehended, tortured and detained a son of an Imo monarch.

Kelvin Ekeh, the son of Eze George Ekeh, the traditional ruler of Ubomiri Clan in Imo state, went shopping in Yaba, Lagos, in preparation to resume studies at the Redeemer’s University, when the incident happened.

Kelvin said that the police officers bundled him into their bus, beat him up when he resisted attempts to force him to make self-incriminating statements and later detained him in the same cell as hardened criminals. According to him, the police detectives also collected the N50,000, which his father sent to him for the errands.

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“I was stripped naked, slapped several times, while my phone was seized and I was forced to write a statement under duress and was eventually detained for hours, before I was released,” he added.

When Solomon Arase, the inspector-general of police (IGP), was notified about Kelvin’s arrest, he directed to start a thorough investigation into the matter.

Meanwhile, a source at Area C police command, who spoke on condition of anonymity, identified one Nwanne Uba as one of the police officers who was detailed to keep security in check at the bus-stop on that fateful day.

Eze George Ekeh called on the IGP to investigate the matter, find those who committed the crime and bring them to book.

Unfortunately, cases of police brutality are not rare in Nigeria. Just recently, a drunk police officer was caught on camera exchanging blows with a young lady in Lekki area of Lagos.

Two month ago, three police officers attacked an eight-month pregnant womanin Lagos. As a result of the assault, the victim had complication and lost her newborn baby.

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