Omo, gist don land for Lagos wey go follow you enter wherever you dey chill.
Two big human rights activists, Hassan Taiwo wey dem dey call Soweto and Zikora Ibeh, don shout for police matter as dem accuse Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Jimoh Olohundare, of beating dem like say dem be punching bag during wetin dem sabi call anti-demolition protest. As dem gather for Ikeja, na wa! Dem carry plenty placards wey shout things like ‘A megacity cannot be built on the bones and blood of the poor’ and ‘Justice for Owode-Onirin traders.’ Omo, na from there wahala begin burst!
As the protesters dey rally, police come use tear gas like say dem dey play football. People wey no relate like journalists and even nursing mothers catch pepper. One person even gash leg, and photo wey show people dey carry am go hospital start dey trend for social media — everybody dey shout say dem shoot am. Police, however, come dey deny say they use gun, talk say na only tear gas dem dey throw around.
After the whole palava, dem carry Soweto plus another activist, Dele Frank, go Yaba Chief Magistrate’s Court for arraignment. Dem charge dem with five counts wey include conspiracy and all those kind wahala wey fit cause commotion. But na N200,000 bail dem grant dem, plus two sureties, and the case go resume for March 3, 2026. Wetin you go expect from this country?
Soweto don talk say dem beat am like say no be human being. According to im, as dem carry am enter Alausa, na there dem begin dey beat am, tear im shirt, blindfold am with the shirt, and wahala just dey gree. E even claim say dem use boot dey jamp him body, and dem try strangle am — abeg, we go dey wonder wetin happen to their mama. Zikora Ibeh wey dey represent am talk say dem carry Soweto enter Assembly complex, say police dey vex for am because he don expose their wickedness for killing young pikin and innocent persons.
Wetin we sabi be say dem go try force am undergo medical treatment without him consent, but Soweto no gree! He don tell dem anytime wey im no get im lawyer to back am up, any matter wey dem won talk no go work. Ibeh come drop report say Soweto no fit see im family or lawyer, as police barricade dem make dem no fit see am. People wey dey look for am for different stations dey collect bush for their mata, because police dey act like dem no even get any idea who dem dey talk about.
Soweto don still complain say during all this wahala, dem break im eyeglasses, leave am half-blind, and collect im sneakers before dem carry am come court. E come talk say the police mention say e be another target for their serious beatings, because him don dey challenge their illegal demolitions for town. No be small something o!
Omo, Lagos police no fit respond as dem dey collect miss calls like say dem be telecom company. Our PPRO, Abimbola Adebisi, no gree pick im phone, wey be the norm these days. Gist still dey fly, and we dey wait to see wetin go happen next for this matter, because the people dey ready to stand their ground!
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