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7-month-old pregnant woman detained by Police for N50

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7-month-old pregnant woman detained by Police for N50

Adenike Akindude

Iyabo Taiwo, A 7-month-old pregnant woman who sells pepper at Ijaiye Lagos was detained by the Meiran Police station for reporting an assault she faced in the hands of a man named Simon over N50 balance.

The pepper seller who sells on Hassan Ogunlana Street, Ijaiye, Lagos State, reported at the police station that Simon, also known as Best allegedly pushed her into a drainage channel argument over N50

According to Punch, the pepper seller who spoke in Yoruba, said, “I explained to him that I had used all the money on me to buy peppers and begged him to give me a little time to sell so that I will give him the change.

“But he dipped his hands into a basket to pack some peppers. So, I held his shirt. He freed himself from my grip and threw me into a gutter. I went to report at the Meiran Police Station and some policemen followed me to arrest him.

“On getting to the station, he spoke in English and Igbo with a police officer. Then, a policeman told me that some people beat him (Simon) and that I would be detained until they arrest those people. Simon was told to go.”

The woman claimed that she was detained for over 24 hours in the cell without food and was bailed with 4, 500 by members of Pepper sellers association the following day. She added that she was invited by the Commissioner of Police who ordered the policemen to refund the N4, 500 that was collected as bail.

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A resident of the area who claimed anonymity confirmed the incident adding that after the release of the woman on Thursday, Simon that allegedly assaulted the woman brought thugs to beat up those that cautioned him for what he did to the woman.

The wife of a man named Waheed who is also a resident of the area said her husband was also arrested on Friday by the Police but was later released on Saturday

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, in reaction to the claims said: “The Igbo man wanted to collect his change and she pleaded with him that she had not sold anything for the day. The guy was adamant. It was just a mere human misunderstanding. She was not detained from Wednesday to Thursday; that is not true. The case was not turned against the pregnant woman.

“All the parties involved have been invited and an investigation is ongoing. Those that caused a breakdown of law and order have been arrested. The CP is aware; those officers involved are already undergoing investigations to know the police action as regards the incident. We will go to the scene to know what transpired.

“The provost of the command is investigating and if there was any misconduct as regards police action, we will deal with that departmentally,” Famous-Cole said

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