A Nigerian man, Ridewu Adebiyi, who saved a man from jungle justice by a mob in the Ojo are of Lagos State has narrated how policemen at the Adeniji Central Police Station, Lagos, detained him for three days, and forced him to pay the sum of N50,000 cash. Adebiyi added that he was forced to sign an undertaking to the victim he saved that he would pay the victim the sum of N300,000. The resident of Lagos said that the issue started on September 11, 2022 when he was at his house in Muniru street, Ilegbo Elegba Town, Ajangbadi, when he heard a noise outside.
How Nigerian Police Detained Me For Saving Man From Jungle Justice, Said I Should Pay N300,000 After Collecting N50,000 Cash – Lagos ResidentAdebiyi added that he was forced to sign an undertaking to the victim he saved that he would pay the victim the sum of N300,000.
“On raising the alarm, random people and passersby on the busy road gathered and started beating him. They started making some claims that he deserved to be killed.” Adebiyi said that he and the security officer explained the incident to the police officers and “We even called the old woman that raised the alarm to explain her side of things and she did. After the whole explanation, they thanked us for saving the man’s life.
“I met the station officer, Rasheed Ganiu, and I explained my side of the story to him. While I was still there, I never knew they had gone out to arrest the old woman who raised the alarm.“I was still at the station till around 8p.m when the old woman was brought into the station and the whole story changed. They started taking our statements all over again.
Explaining further, Adebiyi said that all the DCP said was “bring them to me tomorrow”, adding that he never knew that was detention and they were all detained at the station that night. Adebiyi said, “Regardless, I had to pay N50,000 cash to the police to be released that Friday. Mrs Abiodun, the elderly woman, also had to pay N50,000 to be released.
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