Popular Tinsel actor and one Time housemates of Bigbrother Naija reality TV show, Gideon Okeke has a few hours ago taken to his social media page to narrate how the now notorious Maroko Police men and LASTMA officials stationed at the Lekki road, allegedly battered him and one Mrs Ilori and her niece over a minor issue.
Gideon Okeke who posted a video of himself with a bangaded chin, said the urgly incident at the Lekki axis of Lagos State, happened after a minor collision involving his car and that of the said Mrs Ilori, and in their attempt to move away some barricades from the road so as to leave the road for free flow of traffic, they were pounced upon by the Maroko Police men and LATMA officials without an explanation.
He said they were beaten and dragged on the tarred ground while those around look on without intervention.
He said while tagging Governor Ambode of lagos state and other of his Nollywood colleagues and the IG of police, that:
“yesterday, after I had finished from a scheduled meeting with Charles Otudor I left the Eko Hotel and joined the gradually building traffic leading on to Lekki’.
Only a few minutes from my meeting, had I unfortunately run into a minor collision with another driver, Mrs Mosunmola Ilori, at the Lekki Phase 1 roundabout. We both inspected the damage(s), conferred and thought first, to get off the road for oncoming traffic.
Just less than 10feet away from all this were the Lastma and Police, sharing the police post at the roundabout.
All I asked, was their assistance (witnessed by Mrs Ilori) in getting some barricades off the road for us to park properly and this scenario I have just described, turned into a full blown fiasco, seeing 4 police officers pounce on me and 2 others on Mrs Ilori and her niece. I have come off this incident with stitches in my mouth and chin. Mrs Ilori as well, to the full glare and amazement of pedestrians and moving traffic, was ruffled up, beat, and dragged on the tarred ground. The Leading man here was one Officer IDEH DONATUS who severally pointed a gun in my chest.
I hereby humbly call on the executive governor of Lagos state, @akinwunmiambode the Vice President @profosinbajo the @policenglagos and its Officers, to kindly exercise the authority of your offices in addressing these civil injustices filed at the #MarokoPoliceStation
Myself, Mrs Ilori, her niece and every other Nigerian citizen, don’t need to feel vulnerable with the police. We appreciate them for their efforts in Protecting Lives and Property,but not for them to be THE THREAT!
THE VICTIMS LIST IS OPEN-ENDED.
POLICE BRUTALITY MUST STOP!
TAG THE STATE GOVERNOR
TAG THE POLICE COMMISSIONER
TAG THE NIGERIAN POLICE
TAG A PERSON OF INFLUENCE” Gideon Okeke said