Nigerian Police Identify Officer Who Unlawfully Handcuffed, Detained Lagos-based Musician

On Thursday, the Nigeria Police Force disclosed the identities of the officers responsible for the unlawful arrest and detention of a Lagos resident and musician known as @shinettew

The musician had earlier narrated how the police officers during the early hours of Wednesday accosted him at Orchid road in Lekki area of Lagos State.

The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday identified the officers that unlawfully arrested and detained a Lagos resident and musician, @shinettew.

The musician had earlier narrated how the police officers during the early hours of Wednesday accosted him at Orchid road in Lekki area of Lagos State.

He had written, “I’m distraught and still in shock. Stepped out around 2am to drop something for a friend at Orchid road in Lekki, Some “officers” in full black holding guns doublecrossed my car, ordering me to park and come down.

“With no questions asked, they collected my car keys and started pushing me into their small bus (korope) with no plates, took my phone from me instantly while forcing me to wear handcuffs. I kept on asking them one question throughout this ordeal, What is my offence?

“They successfully dragged me into the bus after yelling at me & threatening to beat me up & started driving past Lekki, one of their officers drove my car behind & I kept on requesting for my phone to inform my people of my whereabouts; all I was getting was threats & insults.

“After about an hour drive, I discovered we were at at a police station at Amuwo-Odofin & I recognised it ASAP because they did this same thing to me in 2020, they beat me up & detained me for no reason back then at this same place. I realised I was relieving my past trauma.

“Eventually, they tried forcing me to write a false statement claiming I was into fraud & I refused, they kept on threatening to beat me up claiming I was being sturbbon and I wasn’t released till later in the morning since midnight when my team members tracked me to that place.

“For how long will this go on? If not for my management, what happens to other people who have nobody to help them out?These same policemen have been doing this for over 4 years & going scot free, I’m still in shock about my ordeal tonight.

“It’s so sad to see the Nigerian police system very messed up.”

Reacting to the musician’s ordeals in a post he made on X, the state police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, said “Investigation reveals that the police officers involved in this incident are from Zone 2 Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos.”

He continued, “For no reason would the Lagos State command tactical team in Amuwo Odofin go as far as Lekki, as there is a tactical team dedicated to that area, except on joint operations.

“We have since forwarded our findings and the names of the officers to the Zonal PPRO in Zone 2 for further necessary actions.”