Nigerian soldier flogs woman in public for ‘indecent dressing’

Soldiers deployed in the streets of Beere in Ibadan, Oyo State,
to curb the #EndSARS protests have been caught on camera flogging a
woman for what they termed ‘indecent dressing’.

Some of the soldiers, who were chanting ‘End SARS’, also shaved
the heads of some youths said to be wearing improper
hairstyles.

In a video that has since gone viral, a young lady wearing a
spaghetti-strapped dress and orange-coloured hairstyle is made to
sit on the bare floor at a filling station while a soldier whips
her buttocks.

The lady begs the soldier repeatedly but the adamant soldier
asks her not to protect her buttocks as he continues to whip
her.

A young man, whose head was also shaved, narrates how he was
pulled down from a commercial motorcycle by one of the
soldiers.

Speaking in the Yoruba language, he says, “I was on a motorcycle
with my friends around Beere when I was stopped by soldiers. They
said they wanted to see us. I was wondering what I had done because
I wasn’t in possession of any weapon and I am not a fraudster.

“They said I should take off my cap and when I did so, they
flogged me and asked me to kneel down. When I asked what my crime
was, he ordered me to sit down and then brought out a pair of
scissors from his pocket.

“The funny thing was that they collected money from us for the
haircut.”

Soldiers deployed in the streets to curb protests have been
caught on camera perpetrating several acts of human rights
abuse.

‘Arrested’

The state Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Seun Fakorede,
described the conduct of the soldiers as “unlawful”.

Mr Fakorede said the officers have been arrested and taken in
for disciplinary actions.

“My ears are full of news of the unlawful activities of some
Soldiers of the Nigerian Army, over the weekend,” he wrote on
Twitter.

“I have immediately reached out to the Commandant of the
Operation Burst and I’ve been assured that the men involved in this
distasteful operation have been arrested and taken to the barracks
— they will be dealt with accordingly.

“This will not repeat itself again in Oyo State. Please, kindly
go about your daily business and activities without fear. Thank
you.”

He said the security outfit, Operation Burst, has admitted the
video and apologised to the families of those assaulted by the
erring officers.

Soldiers deployed in the streets of Beere in Ibadan, Oyo State,
to curb the #EndSARS protests have been caught on camera flogging a
woman for what they termed ‘indecent dressing’.

Some of the soldiers, who were chanting ‘End SARS’, also shaved
the heads of some youths said to be wearing improper
hairstyles.

In a video that has since gone viral, a young lady wearing a
spaghetti-strapped dress and orange-coloured hairstyle is made to
sit on the bare floor at a filling station while a soldier whips
her buttocks.

The lady begs the soldier repeatedly but the adamant soldier
asks her not to protect her buttocks as he continues to whip
her.

A young man, whose head was also shaved, narrates how he was
pulled down from a commercial motorcycle by one of the
soldiers.

Speaking in the Yoruba language, he says, “I was on a motorcycle
with my friends around Beere when I was stopped by soldiers. They
said they wanted to see us. I was wondering what I had done because
I wasn’t in possession of any weapon and I am not a fraudster.

“They said I should take off my cap and when I did so, they
flogged me and asked me to kneel down. When I asked what my crime
was, he ordered me to sit down and then brought out a pair of
scissors from his pocket.

“The funny thing was that they collected money from us for the
haircut.”

Soldiers deployed in the streets to curb protests have been
caught on camera perpetrating several acts of human rights
abuse.

‘Arrested’

The state Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Seun Fakorede,
described the conduct of the soldiers as “unlawful”.

Mr Fakorede said the officers have been arrested and taken in
for disciplinary actions.

“My ears are full of news of the unlawful activities of some
Soldiers of the Nigerian Army, over the weekend,” he wrote on
Twitter.

“I have immediately reached out to the Commandant of the
Operation Burst and I’ve been assured that the men involved in this
distasteful operation have been arrested and taken to the barracks
— they will be dealt with accordingly.

“This will not repeat itself again in Oyo State. Please, kindly
go about your daily business and activities without fear. Thank
you.”

He said the security outfit, Operation Burst, has admitted the
video and apologised to the families of those assaulted by the
erring officers.