Policeman assault man and his wife

A couple, Mr. Smith Ejeh (29) and his wife Grace Ejeh (26) are at the hospital receiving treatment for injuries they sustained when a policeman identified as Dada Ogunsanya was said to have assaulted them at the Lekki Roundabout.

 

The couple who were in a taxi on their way home to Parkview Estate on the fateful day, were stopped by the policeman, Dada Ogunsanya, who demanded to see the driving license of the taxi driver and also the booth of the taxi for a routine check.

 

 

Smith Ejeh and his wife Grace

 

The taxi man said he was in the process of bring out his license when he heard Grace Ejeh asking the policeman to stop flashing the touch he was holding at them since the taxi inner light was on..  He said the policeman then asked Smith Ejeh and his wife to come down.  This led to an argument.  The taxi driver continued, ‘’

 

The next thing I saw was that the policeman pulled my passenger (Ejeh) by his trousers, and his wife went to plead with him to stop.

 

“But instead, he slapped her and punched her husband. He was wearing a ring, which inflicted a deep cut on Ejeh’s face. After that, he used the butt of his gun to hit him in his eye and face. He also dragged his wife on the road.”

 

Grace said the policeman, apart from slapping her, stepped on her tummy.

 

“If I was pregnant that night, I would have lost my pregnancy. I was only trying to pet him to leave my husband since he did not have business with us. I told him to face the cab driver and leave us alone. “The other policemen were just looking at him while he dragged me on the ground. A man riding a tricycle at the time was the one who rescued me. He said the policemen must call their Divisional Police Officer or else he would not leave the scene,” she said.

 

The Ikoyi DPO, Mrs. Aisha Haruna, was said to have arrived at the scene.

 

Ejeh claimed he could barely see because blood was dripping from his eyes, while his wife was vomiting blood. He added that the DPO ordered that they be taken to the station to make statements.

 

He said, “But we told her that we needed to first treat ourselves before we could make statements. That was when we were given forms and referred to the Falomo Police Hospital. We paid for the treatment and we also went to the eye clinic for treatment.”

 

His wife claimed that the DPO seized her phone and asked an inspector at the station to delete all the pictures and video recording she did of the incident.

 

“Even my personal data were deleted. And when I asked the DPO why she did that, she said we deserved the treatment we got. She said she would have locked us up in the cell if not for our injuries. She said we did not know how to talk.’’

 

Mr. Sunday Agbinya, Lawyer to the couple said his office would write a petition to the Inspector General of Police to redress the wrong done to his clients.

 

He said, “This is a case of assault occasioning harm and we intend to challenge it. We will send a petition to the IG. We want the police to conduct a full investigation into this.’’

 

The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed the incident.  He said, “Yes, the incident happened in the Ikoyi division.    Inquiries are on as well as disciplinary procedures.”

 

Source:  Punch