This particular case borders on felony and cultism – Lagos police spokesperson reacts to video of police officers harassing a young man in Ojo. Read Full Story >>>
The Lagos police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin disclosed that the incident happened in Ishashi area of the state, which he said is a hotbed for cultists.
He also said that searching the young men and finding hard drugs on them called for closer investigation as cultists take hard drugs.
Hundeyin described the video of the young man being harassed by police officers and stopped from making a phone call as “malicious”.
Justifying why the young man was stopped from making a call, Hundeyin said the police officers were only trying to stop destruction of evidence as the young man could have alerted his “gang members”.
He also accused the young man of resisting arrest.