Ejeh Smith a 29 year old photographer, and his wife, Grace, 26, are currently receiving treatment at a Lagos hospital after a police officer, identified as Dada Ogunsanya, reportedly tortured them with his rifle.
(L) Ejeh and Grace (R) Photo credit: Punch Newspaper
The incident occurred at the Lekki Roundabout on Wednesday, last week, while the couple was in a taxi on their way home at Parkview Estate.
According to Punch Metro the police officer was among a seven man team, patrolling the area around 10pm.
The police team was reported to have stopped the taxi driver and demanded that he opened his boot for a routine check.
The taxi driver, Ndubuisi Iheaka, told Punch Metro that after he opened his boot which contained scaffolding belts, the policeman demanded to see his driving license.
“I was about getting the driving licence when he started flashing his torchlight on my passengers who were sitting at the back.
“The wife told the officer not to flash the torch on them since the inner light of the vehicle was on.
“Because of what she said, the policeman asked them to come down from the cab. This started an argument. The next thing I saw was that the policeman pulled my passenger (Ejeh) by his trousers, and his wife went to plead with him to stop.
“But instead, he slapped her and punched her husband. He was wearing a ring, which inflicted a deep cut on Ejeh’s face. After that, he used the butt of his gun to hit him in his eye and face. He also dragged his wife on the road.”
Grace said the policeman, apart from slapping her, stepped on her tummy.
“If I was pregnant that night, I would have lost my pregnancy. I was only trying to pet him to leave my husband since he did not have business with us. I told him to face the cab driver and leave us alone.
“The other policemen were just looking at him while he dragged me on the ground. A man riding a tricycle at the time was the one who rescued me. He said the policemen must call their Divisional Police Officer or else he would not leave the scene,” she said.
Mrs. Aisha Haruna, the Ikoyi DPO, arrived at the scene. Ejeh said that he could barely see because blood was dripping from his eyes, while his wife was vomiting blood. He added that the DPO ordered that they be taken to the station to make statements.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed the incident stating that inquiries and disciplinary procedures are on.
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