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Police officers attached to the Ogun State Police
Command have allegedly assaulted a journalist, Tobi Adepoju and
other protesters during an #EndSARS protest.
In a video clip obtained by Channels Television on
Monday, the reporter was repeatedly hit by police operatives at the
Ajuwon police station.
He explained that the protesters mobilised themselves for a
peaceful march around Alagoble, Akute, Ajuwon and Iju communities
before the incident occurred.
The journalist explained that efforts made by displaying his
identity card proved futile as the security operatives numbering 20
approached his car before being brutalised.
“When the police started shooting, I stayed calm inside my calm
and about 20 policemen came to my car and brutalized despite
showing my Press ID. I was beaten and arrested with other eight
protesters,” he said.
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“As a media practitioner and a resident at Alagbole Community, I
joined the protest to report the event.
“We moved from Akute to Alagbole and when we got to Ajuwon, the
Ajuwon police station opened up shooting on us.”
He noted that they were eventually released after spending three
hours in police detention, adding that the Divisional Police
Officer (DPO) thereafter apologised for the actions of the
officers.