Allegedly
battered blue and black, stabbed twice on the head and back, car shot
at... this is an emotional story of a Lagos lawyer who was allegedly
assaulted my Nigerian soldiers in Lagos.
In graphic and disturbing photos making rounds online, a
Lagos-based lawyer, Babajide Sipe, has narrated how he was allegedly
brutalized by soldiers in Festac town yesterday April 26th.
According to the story, Barrister Sipe was victimized by 4 military
officers because he appealed to them to move a vehicle they parked, a
little off the road so as to alleviate building traffic off 402 junction
in Festac Town, Lagos.
The photos revealed how he was battered blue and black and stabbed
twice on the head and back. His car was shot at twice as he drove off in
a bid to avoid creating a scene.
Read the full story below;
"On the 26th of April Barrister Olajide Sipe went to get water
for his family at home. At about 3:30pm a solider had blocked part of
the road at Mobil filling station, thereby causing traffic for the cars
coming from the other part of the road. Barrister Jide came down from
his car and said to him.
"Oga this thing you are doing is causing hold up, why don’t you
take the bus out of the road so we can move. The soldier replied saying
who are you and what nonsense are you talking and he replied Oga no I
am not trying to teaching you what to do. I am only telling you that if
you do this thing it will be better for us using the road. The next
thing he said was, you must be a useless man. When he saw that the
soldier was already taking that tone, Sipe decided to move his car.
"Then the soldier started running after him. After he took a
turn at 23 road junction, another solider light in complexion came in
front of his car and stopped him. He said the soldier began kicking his
front wheels and smashed his windscreen. When he saw the soldiers
action, he moved then two other soldiers boarded a bike then they later
became four and began chasing him. As he got to 7th avenue, he made a
U-turn and they rammed their bike into his car then he drove off.
"When they saw him driving they shot at the car twice, it was
the second bullet that hit his tyre. When he heard the gun shot, I could
not believe he was been shot at. After his tyre went flat, he came down
and they ran to him and beat him blue black with sticks, stones, kicked
him, broke his head until a retired commodore came to his rescue and he
was rushed to a nearby clinic for treatment.
"He said it is a miracle he is alive today. Not only was he
beaten, his car was vandalized and all four tyres punched even after
they asked the soldiers to stop. Barrister Jide is a married man with a
son and also has his clothing line called L an P. He is not a criminal
either did he do anything wrong but he was maltreated and we need
justice to be served. These soldiers are meant to protect us why then
are they causing fear and havoc amongst us civilians?"
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