Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad,
Abuja, have been accused of unlawfully arresting
one Abdulrahman Abdulkabir and two other
residents of Makun Sagamu, Ogun state.
Chief Idowu Sanya and Dauda Owolabi were said
to have been arrested and detained alongside
Abdulkabir for eight days, Punch reports.
notes that Sanya alleged that the
operatives chained him to their operational
vehicle from Sagamu to Abuja, adding that the
policemen released them after spending eight
days in custody, telling them to go home and
make peace over an expanse of land in the
community.
He said: “ On Monday, March 24, 2018, I visited the palace
of the Ewusi of Makun. Shortly after I left the palace
around 10pm, some SARS operatives intercepted me. They
ordered me into their vehicle. They also arrested two other
residents (Abdulkabir and Owolabi).
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“None of us knew why we were arrested until they finally
took us to Abuja. It was more like abduction, as they never
produced any warrant of arrest. They first drove us to the
SARS office in Magbon, Abeokuta, and put us in a cell for
three days. On Thursday morning, they took us to Abuja.
“My right arm was chained to the body of the vehicle with
handcuffs all through the journey from Sagamu to Abeokuta
and from Abeokuta to Abuja. We later discovered that our
arrest was instigated by some land grabbers. The policemen
told us to go home and make peace with them.”
Recounting his ordeal, Abdulkabir said: “They
didn’t even allow me to put on my clothes before taking me
away. I was in a pair of boxer shorts. Throughout the three
days we spent in the Magbon cell, I slept on the floor,
wearing nothing but the boxer shorts. The most painful part
of the story was that the policemen discovered that my
name was not listed in an alleged petition that led to our
arrest when we got to Abuja."
The third victim, Owolabi, said that the
operatives did not give them food throughout the
three days they spent in Magbon.
ASP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the police public
relations officer in Ogun state, said that the SARS
operatives were not from the state command.
He said: “The SARS operatives are not from our
command. Maybe somebody wrote a petition against them
in Abuja and policemen came from there to arrest them.
But it is not possible for the police to arrest and detain
somebody for days without telling the person the nature of
offence committed. They should not be economical with the
truth. The police will even show you the petition written
against you, which I believe those policemen did.”
previously reported that 32
officers of the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS)
were arrested and under investigations for
various cases of misconduct. The officials were
locked up in various cells in Abuja and were
allowed to see their families or lawyers.
A source claimed that the order for the officers
to be arrested and transferred to Abuja came
from the inspector general of police, Idris
Ibrahim.
Abuja, have been accused of unlawfully arresting
one Abdulrahman Abdulkabir and two other
residents of Makun Sagamu, Ogun state.
Chief Idowu Sanya and Dauda Owolabi were said
to have been arrested and detained alongside
Abdulkabir for eight days, Punch reports.
notes that Sanya alleged that the
operatives chained him to their operational
vehicle from Sagamu to Abuja, adding that the
policemen released them after spending eight
days in custody, telling them to go home and
make peace over an expanse of land in the
community.
He said: “ On Monday, March 24, 2018, I visited the palace
of the Ewusi of Makun. Shortly after I left the palace
around 10pm, some SARS operatives intercepted me. They
ordered me into their vehicle. They also arrested two other
residents (Abdulkabir and Owolabi).
abroad with UK used phones - RRS
“None of us knew why we were arrested until they finally
took us to Abuja. It was more like abduction, as they never
produced any warrant of arrest. They first drove us to the
SARS office in Magbon, Abeokuta, and put us in a cell for
three days. On Thursday morning, they took us to Abuja.
“My right arm was chained to the body of the vehicle with
handcuffs all through the journey from Sagamu to Abeokuta
and from Abeokuta to Abuja. We later discovered that our
arrest was instigated by some land grabbers. The policemen
told us to go home and make peace with them.”
Recounting his ordeal, Abdulkabir said: “They
didn’t even allow me to put on my clothes before taking me
away. I was in a pair of boxer shorts. Throughout the three
days we spent in the Magbon cell, I slept on the floor,
wearing nothing but the boxer shorts. The most painful part
of the story was that the policemen discovered that my
name was not listed in an alleged petition that led to our
arrest when we got to Abuja."
The third victim, Owolabi, said that the
operatives did not give them food throughout the
three days they spent in Magbon.
ASP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the police public
relations officer in Ogun state, said that the SARS
operatives were not from the state command.
He said: “The SARS operatives are not from our
command. Maybe somebody wrote a petition against them
in Abuja and policemen came from there to arrest them.
But it is not possible for the police to arrest and detain
somebody for days without telling the person the nature of
offence committed. They should not be economical with the
truth. The police will even show you the petition written
against you, which I believe those policemen did.”
previously reported that 32
officers of the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS)
were arrested and under investigations for
various cases of misconduct. The officials were
locked up in various cells in Abuja and were
allowed to see their families or lawyers.
A source claimed that the order for the officers
to be arrested and transferred to Abuja came
from the inspector general of police, Idris
Ibrahim.
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