Police arrested man for recording arrest of okada rider

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested
a medical representative, Gregory Muonylilo,
for allegedly video recording policemen who
were arresting a commercial motorcyclist. PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspect was
arrested at the Amuwo Odofin area of the state
by policemen attached to Area E Command. The policemen were said to have attempted to
arrest a commercial motorcyclist for breaking
the traffic law, while the suspect was recording
the incident. The suspect’s brother, Onyeka, said,
“Apparently the policemen set up a checkpoint
in front of his office yesterday (Monday) and
were harassing okada riders. He started
recording it
“The policemen saw him and became agitated. They collected his phone and left.” “They came back around 4pm, arrested him and
took him to their station. “From Amuwo Odofin, they took him to the
Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Ikeja, where he
was detained.”
PUNCH Metro learnt that ever since the
dismissal of a police sergeant, Chris Omeleze,
who was caught on camera demanding bribe from a motorist, policemen have become
paranoid about people recording their activities. When contacted on the telephone, Police Public
Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, denied claims
that the policemen were harassing the okada
rider. She also debunked claims that the victim was
taken to SARS. She said he was taken to the X-
Squad Department She said, “The policemen were on legal duty
and they had apprehended an okada rider for
riding on a restricted route. I spoke to the man
who was arrested and he never told me that the
policemen were asking for bribe from the
commercial motorcyclist they were trying to arrest. The man was recording and we do not
know his motive.”