…as residents accuse police of witch –
hunting…
The arrest of 29- year- old Muda Adigun by
the police at the Area D command, Mushin,
Lagos, is steering controversy as residents
of Idi-Oro—which has been at the centre of the bloody crisis in Mushin, are accusing the
police of witch-hunting perceived enemies
of a faction based at Akala, a notorious
drug heaven in Mushin. Adigun, a father of two, was picked up by
the police, led by the Area D Commander,
ACP, Omololu Bishi, at the South African
Visa Application centre, Billingsway, Ikeja. Residents of the area however, bemoaned
his arrest and described it as “an effort to
disrupt the current peace in Mushin, coming
at a time when most of the boys who are
ready tools for fighting are looking for
other things.”
Muda
Bashiru Owolabi, a resident of Ogunjobi
Street, in Idi-Oro, Mushin, alleged that the
police are not comfortable with the current
peaceful situation in the area and their
continued arrest of enemies of a faction
may drag violence back to the streets of Mushin. “For quite some time, we have had a
peaceful atmosphere here because some of
the boys fighting have decided to stop and
have their minds fixed on other meaningful
things. Some are currently taking up jobs in
several fields and they are shunning violence. But the other faction at Akala, are
not doing same, they still want the war
because it favours them. But some of their
boys who are tired of fighting are currently
switching sides. “They are all coming over here to join the
progress, but the police are not allowing
them. Adigun was formerly fighting for the
Akala boys against the faction in Ereko, but
he later switched sides after he was released
from prison, and the police went after him and apprehended him while he was trying to
process a visa to travel abroad to start a
new life. Actions like this have shown that
the police do not support the peace process
in Mushin and they are comfortable with the
crisis.“ One of Muda’s relatives, Bose Adigun, told
Crime Guard that Muda was a changed man
at the time he was arrested stating that he
was striving to have a new life. According to
her, “my brother was a very stubborn boy
and he took part in some of the fights in Mushin, he fought for Akala, where they sell
cocaine and other drugs, against one Toba
Joel in Ereko, and he was arrested by the
police for attacking peaceful residents of
Ereko in 2011. He was charged to court and remanded in
prison where he spent over 11 months and
during his stay in prison, he realized that
Toba meant well for Mushin and it’s environ
for wanting a clean-up of the drug infested
Akala Street, which is also a safe haven for criminals.
Lagos State CP, Umar A. Manko
“He called Toba who was also the
complainant in his case and begged him for
forgiveness. Toba thereafter forgave him
and also assisted him in getting his bail.
Upon his release, Toba gave him a job and
asked him to shun violence. My brother stopped hanging out with the Akala boys
and faced his job and family. “His friends at Akala were not happy about
this and they vowed to deal with him. He
received several threats from them and at a
point, he became so frightened, came to me
and said he wanted to travel out of the
country and start afresh. I supported him with the little money I had and his boss did
the same but all of a sudden, I was informed
that my brother has been arrested by the
police and his accusers are his former
friends. Toheeb Sadiq, the man who
accused my brother of shooting him was my brother’s best friend. “They both fought against Toba before he
was arrested and sent to prison. They are
members of the same confraternity and
there was no way my brother would have
shot him. In fact, my brother shunned
violence after his release from prison and he is striving to make a better life for
himself and his children before he was
arrested”, she stated.
hunting…
The arrest of 29- year- old Muda Adigun by
the police at the Area D command, Mushin,
Lagos, is steering controversy as residents
of Idi-Oro—which has been at the centre of the bloody crisis in Mushin, are accusing the
police of witch-hunting perceived enemies
of a faction based at Akala, a notorious
drug heaven in Mushin. Adigun, a father of two, was picked up by
the police, led by the Area D Commander,
ACP, Omololu Bishi, at the South African
Visa Application centre, Billingsway, Ikeja. Residents of the area however, bemoaned
his arrest and described it as “an effort to
disrupt the current peace in Mushin, coming
at a time when most of the boys who are
ready tools for fighting are looking for
other things.”
Muda
Bashiru Owolabi, a resident of Ogunjobi
Street, in Idi-Oro, Mushin, alleged that the
police are not comfortable with the current
peaceful situation in the area and their
continued arrest of enemies of a faction
may drag violence back to the streets of Mushin. “For quite some time, we have had a
peaceful atmosphere here because some of
the boys fighting have decided to stop and
have their minds fixed on other meaningful
things. Some are currently taking up jobs in
several fields and they are shunning violence. But the other faction at Akala, are
not doing same, they still want the war
because it favours them. But some of their
boys who are tired of fighting are currently
switching sides. “They are all coming over here to join the
progress, but the police are not allowing
them. Adigun was formerly fighting for the
Akala boys against the faction in Ereko, but
he later switched sides after he was released
from prison, and the police went after him and apprehended him while he was trying to
process a visa to travel abroad to start a
new life. Actions like this have shown that
the police do not support the peace process
in Mushin and they are comfortable with the
crisis.“ One of Muda’s relatives, Bose Adigun, told
Crime Guard that Muda was a changed man
at the time he was arrested stating that he
was striving to have a new life. According to
her, “my brother was a very stubborn boy
and he took part in some of the fights in Mushin, he fought for Akala, where they sell
cocaine and other drugs, against one Toba
Joel in Ereko, and he was arrested by the
police for attacking peaceful residents of
Ereko in 2011. He was charged to court and remanded in
prison where he spent over 11 months and
during his stay in prison, he realized that
Toba meant well for Mushin and it’s environ
for wanting a clean-up of the drug infested
Akala Street, which is also a safe haven for criminals.
Lagos State CP, Umar A. Manko
“He called Toba who was also the
complainant in his case and begged him for
forgiveness. Toba thereafter forgave him
and also assisted him in getting his bail.
Upon his release, Toba gave him a job and
asked him to shun violence. My brother stopped hanging out with the Akala boys
and faced his job and family. “His friends at Akala were not happy about
this and they vowed to deal with him. He
received several threats from them and at a
point, he became so frightened, came to me
and said he wanted to travel out of the
country and start afresh. I supported him with the little money I had and his boss did
the same but all of a sudden, I was informed
that my brother has been arrested by the
police and his accusers are his former
friends. Toheeb Sadiq, the man who
accused my brother of shooting him was my brother’s best friend. “They both fought against Toba before he
was arrested and sent to prison. They are
members of the same confraternity and
there was no way my brother would have
shot him. In fact, my brother shunned
violence after his release from prison and he is striving to make a better life for
himself and his children before he was
arrested”, she stated.
No comments:
Post a Comment