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| IMAGE: FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSE ONLY Former Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in Lagos State, Ngozi Conchita Braide |
Three female police officers from Oregbeni Police Station, Ikpoba Hill, Benin, who went to effect the arrest of a tenant on the invitation of a landlady at Oregbeni quarters, were yesterday [Nov. 19] beaten and stripped naked by tenants.
The affected police officers are currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital in the state capital. It was learned that trouble started when the tenant insisted on taking her bath before going to the police station, but the police officers said she should follow them.
A fracas was said to have ensued and other residents in the area joined the tenant to beat and strip the police officers. The landlady, identified as Mrs. Okebuse, said she invited the police because she had given the tenants quit notice.
She said: “When the police came to make arrest, they started fighting the police-women. I ran for my life and hid at the other compound.”
An eyewitness said the landlady always used police to harass her tenants, adding that the woman was taking her bath when the police officers arrived, but was disallowed from continuing with her bath.
Police Commissioner, Foluso Adebanjo, who expressed disappointment at the attack, said the police would not take the attack likely. Adebanjo said the attackers would be made to face the full wrath of the law.
He said the suspects had already been charged to court.
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ReplyThis is my first time of commenting on this blog
My name is Njut Tabi Godlove
I am 29
I am a Cameroonian by nationality
Since this blog seems to come from Nigeria, then most of you most know where Cameroon is found
I now live in Germany since October 2010
I don't think this is a case that should have got out of hand.
First the Police women where suppose to give the woman the time to atleast take her bath before following them to the police office
I was not there when the incident took place, so I can hardly tell what trigger the bitting from the woman and other tenants to the point of nakeding Police officers
This is very offensive to the Government
But I pray the Judges have a little mercy on the tenants and the woman in question.
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