CITIZENS COMPASS —A Nigerian lawyer, Timothy Olamide, on Wednesday, narrated how he was allegedly beaten up by a policeman attached to the Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja, during his visit to one of the stations in solidarity with a colleague .
According to him, he was beaten “like a condemned criminal” over the matter that had lingered for a month.
The lawyer took to his X Handle formerly known as Twitter to narrate his ordeal.
He wrote on his page, @Timo_Olamide, on Wednesday, Olamide wrote, “Good morning @Lagos_PoliceCRU, @PoliceNG @BenHundeyin. I am Timothy Olamide Olaniyi, a lawyer from Lagos.
I am contacting you in respect of the merciless beating I received from a police officer at the Lagos State Police Command in Ikeja this morning.
“I went there on behalf of my colleague to find out about a client who was arrested sometimes last month but only for me to get there and was beaten like a condemned criminal. One of the officers told me that not all cases lawyers handle. I went there with all manner of respect and humility.”
Responding, spokesperson, Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, asked the lawyer to report the matter directly to the state police Complaint Response Unit.
“Which section? What’s the name of the police officer? Or simply come over to @Lagos_PoliceCRU. It’s in the same premises.”
Social media users have been responding to the posts.
One of them, @KingEsene wrote, “Please reach out to the learned silk immediately if you have not yet done so. @ChukaIkwuazom.”
