Only in Nigeria - Serving State Commisioner beaten and detained by the Police
Nigerian Tribune (Ibadan) - A serving state commisioner for environment and water resources under the administration of current Oyo State Government, Alhaji Majekodunmi Aborode, got the jungle style of justice which is now synonymous with the Nigeria Police force, on Saturday while according to him, he was performing his legal duties. This for sure can only happen in Nigeria!
Although, the Police force has a different version of the what really took place, the commissioner was said to have been beaten by an Inspector of Police for “obstructing justice” being performed on his [commisioner’s orderly]. As if the street justice was not enough, the commisioner and his orderly were also detained by the branch police DPO for about 5 hours.
While I do not think it is morally right for such an action to be taken against a serving state executive without the knowledge of the governor, I also believe that this will serve as a eye-opener for people in high places who are either part of the the police brutality perpectuated in Nigeria, or have had a closed eye to this type of justice that normal Nigerians get served everyday by the Police.
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