A mail I got from the victim's colleague. See it below...
On October 24, at about 10am, Gbolahan Olayinka and his office driver
had gone to the Mobil filling station along Agege Motor Road, adjacent
FRSC office, Mushin, where they usually buy fuel. On arrival, they
observed that some men of the Federal Road Safety Commission where
stationed there. Gbolahan and his office driver parked at a place that
obviously didn’t obstruct traffic, by the gate of the filling station.
Before they could turn an eyelid, one of the officers was by their car
and was about to release the tube of their tyre.
Gbolahan challenged him for his action. That was when a slap landed on
his face, then another slap from another officer. Before he could say
anything in self defense, the officers – three of them – had pounced on
him. He was bundled into their vehicle and taken to their office where
he was handcuffed to a mast behind their office, his phone was ceased –
he was held incommunicado – and beaten mercilessly. He was forced to
write a letter of apology (under duress). They made it clear to him that
he had no way out; he got threats that he would simply be said to have
attacked an officer of the law or that he used charms on someone.
When his brother, who is a lawyer, and other family members got
there,the FRSC officials threatened to beat them too. Gbolahan and his
people have lugged complaints at the FRSC office in Ojodu and the
Commissioner of Police. This inhuman treatment must not be allowed to
stand.
You
know why I share stories like this? Tomorrow, it could be me or you!
The brutalization of people by officers, which we hear about everyday,
has got to stop!
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