PREMIUM TIMES obtains fresh details of a controversial raid that led to the death of Kolade Johnson on Sunday, sparking social media anger.
The fatal shooting on Sunday of a Lagos man near a football viewing centre was the high point of a controversial — and possibly unauthorised — police raid of citizens wearing curly hair and dreadlocks, one of the victims has told PREMIUM TIMES.attached to police special anti-cultism squad as he watched a Liverpool Vs Tottenham live match in Mangoro, according to social media account and his longtime friend. He was 36.
The outrage on social media was equally riveting and spontaneous, leading to a renewed campaign for the Nigerian government to act to end the notorious SARS unit of the force. Mr Omoloja said there were about five plainclothes officers in the bus, but only one of them had a face cap that bore the logo and inscription of the police special anti-cultism unit. He said the officer, whom he described as tall, dark, bald and huge with protruded belly, might have led the team.
“They just started saying it was illegal to do curly hair or dreadlocks, and asked us many times whether we were cultists or if we had killed anyone before in rival clashes,” he added. “It was when I was released and came back home that I saw the video online, I quickly remembered that it was the same incident I had witnessed around Mangoro,” Mr Omoloja said. “It was very disturbing.”Mr Omoloja was unable to identify any of the officers by name, but said he took a mental note of their faces and conducts throughout his ordeal, with similarly vivid memory of where they were driven to.
Mr Akindipe said the police special anti-robbery squad may be responsible for the incident. He, however, said efforts had commenced to unmask the officers behind the operation, and encouraged the public to come forward with information. Mr Awosanya said the police are trying to cover up the case, but that a citizens-led push has commenced to ensure justice.
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