A Nigerian man has shared a heartbreaking and traumatic experience, revealing how he lost his newborn baby after an unfortunate encounter with the police while on his way to pick up his pregnant wife and take her to the hospital for delivery.
According to his detailed account, he was falsely accused of being a kidnapper, cultist, and armed robber by some police officers who intercepted him while he was driving his newly acquired car. They proceeded to extort the sum of ₦300,000 from him before letting him go, causing a delay that ultimately led to the tragic loss of his newborn child.
He narrated the painful ordeal through a post on his official page on X, formerly known as Twitter. In his post, he explained that he was driving home to pick up his heavily pregnant wife, who had already gone into labour, so they could rush to the hospital together.
However, before he could reach home, he was suddenly intercepted by some police officers. Despite explaining that the car belonged to his mother and that the paperwork was still being processed, the officers ignored his pleas and forcefully accused him of serious criminal activities.
The man recounted how the officers physically assaulted him, placed him in handcuffs, and bundled him into their vehicle, taking him to a police station. He further revealed that the officers continuously harassed and beat him, pressuring him into paying a bribe before securing his release.
Unfortunately, by the time he was finally allowed to go home, it was already past midnight. His pregnant wife had been waiting in distress and, due to the delay, had to rely on someone else to transport her to the hospital. Sadly, the delay in receiving medical attention led to the loss of their baby.
The devastated man concluded his post by lamenting the inhumane treatment he suffered at the hands of the Nigerian police and how their corrupt actions led to the tragic death of his child.
HIS FULL STATEMENT:
“@PoliceNG_CRU good morning, so this happened on Friday night on my way home to pick my pregnant wife because she was due for labor. It’s a new car and the paperwork is in process, so they double-crossed me with a small white bus. About 3 to 4 hefty men came down and approached me. They asked me to open the door, I did, and they entered my car.”
“The next thing they said was that I was a kidnapper, a cultist, and an armed robber. This was around 9pm. I told them it was my mom’s car and the paperwork was being processed already, but they asked me to hand over the car key, which I refused because I wasn’t sure if they were real Nigerian police.”
“They started rough-handling me — about 4 big men were slapping me because I refused to hand over the key. One of them started squeezing my penis and balls so I would surrender the key. At the end of the day, they were stronger than me and eventually took the key. They put me in cuffs, kept slapping and hitting me with guns, and bundled me into their small bus.”
“They drove me from Ajah Bridge to a police station at Awoyaya Area J, Elemoro Police Station, without any crime. They held me till around 11pm. Meanwhile, my wife was waiting for me and had to call someone else to take her to the hospital.”
“They finally released me after 12 midnight after I paid ₦300,000 to bail myself because it was Friday and there would be no bail until Monday.”
“My wife lost our child because she couldn’t get to the hospital on time. Nigerian police, this is so uncalled for — a very wicked act.”
Following his emotional and painful revelation, many social media users flooded the comment section to sympathize with him and express their outrage at the actions of the police officers.
See some reactions below:
@NoErrors01: “Events like this make it hard to believe the NPF is doing anything to punish rogue officers. An innocent life is lost, and several people are grieving because of murderers in uniform. The officers in question have kids in their immediate and extended families, I wish the kids WELL.”
@bigvalokoye: “Those guys are always around Ajah / Ogombo axis looking for whom to extort.”
@orphan_inn47280: “Nothing go still happen to those police, that’s why they keep doing it every day. Police is your friend only online.”
@di_untouchable: “This is a case of kidnap, and you mustn’t let them use ‘mabinu’ to deceive you. They must be sentenced.”
@OlalekanAk35337: “How much is the share of the Lagos state commissioner of police and the DPO of the station? They’re purposely sent out to extort the public.”
@YemshawP: “And also the receiver of the funds should be arrested. We need to start making it clear that any organization or agencies receiving all of these bribes and extortions should be jailed.”
@ikenna_onugbolu: “OMG. What has the Nigerian police turned into? Kidnapping, extortionists, all the negatives you can think of. They have become worse than even during the military regime. Terrible.”
SEE POST:
Discover more from BrainBurst
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
