By Emmanuel Udom
For Comrade Dandy Eze,
National President, Paths of Peace Initiatives, a Lagos-based non-governmental
organization, penultimate Tuesday was one hell of a day for him.
It was a day he will
probably live to remember for life, as he explained to our correspondent that
some Task Force officials at the popular Ladipo auto-spareparts market, located
in Mushin area of Lagos, beat the living hell out of him over N1000 balance.
Eze lamented that it was
in May, this year when he visited the market to purchase some auto
spareparts, valued at N7000 from one Ndubuisi, a trader at the market.
His words: “On getting
home, I discovered that the spareparts were fake and immediately called the
said trader, who promised to refund my money the next day”.
However, according to
the battered activist, Ndubuisi actually refunded N6000 with a promise to
refund the remaining N1000 balance as soon as possible.
But, for three months
from May to August, the trader was playing hide-and-seek game with me on the
N1000 balance which forced me to visit the market for my money.
His words: My brother,
on getting to the market, Ndubuisi instead of refunding my money, contacted the
taskforce officials, who mobilized other traders to beat the hell out of me.
After the beating, the
taskforce officials bundled me to their office, where I was detained for hours
and later forced to sign for N10, 000 as bail money; even though a N2000
receipt was issued to me.
Eze however told our
correspondent that he petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Solomon
Arase, who in turn directed the Lagos State Police Commissioner, Fatai Owoseni
to look into the matter.
But, as at the time of
filling this report, police image maker in Lagos, Joe Offor could not be
reached on phone for official comment on the incident.
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