A Lagosian, Mr. Gbolahan Olayinka, has accused
men of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Oshodi Unit, Lagos State, of tying him to
a telecommunication mast and brutalising him.
Olayinka told PUNCH Metro in Lagos on
Tuesday that the incident occurred on October 24 at Oshodi where he had gone to
buy fuel for his official car.
He said his offence, according to the officials,
was that the way he parked obstructed other motorists.
Olayinka said he found the allegation curious
because his car was not on the road and that the station manager asked him to
park there.
According to him, one of the three FRSC men at
the scene thereafter attempted to deflate his tyre but he tried to restrain
him.
Olayinka said, “I went to Mobil Filling Station,
Oshodi to buy fuel. Suddenly, one FRSC official made attempt to deflate my
official car tyre.
“When I asked him why he was trying to do that,
he said the side I parked my car was causing obstruction. I found it funny
because it was untrue. Moreover, the filling station manager, who is a customer
of our company, instructed my driver to park at the location.”
He said other officers, who felt he was
preventing their colleague from “doing his work” pounced on him and gave him
the beating of his life.
Olayinka said, “After beating, kicking and
slapping me, they whisked me away from the filling station to the FRSC station
almost opposite.
“There, they handcuffed me and tied me to a
telecommunication mast. At this place, other members came to kick and slap me
at the stake.”
He said they later took his mobile phone,
adding that “thereafter, I was compelled to write a letter of apology to them
as the only condition to release me.”
When contacted on the phone on Tuesday, Lagos
State Sector Commander, FRSC, Mr. Nseobong Akpabio, told our correspondent that
the matter had been reported to his office.
Akpabio said he had set up a committee to
investigate the matter.
“The man in question was in my office
yesterday (Monday). Immediately, I set up a disciplinary committee to
investigate the matter. After the investigation, we will make the outcome
public,” the sector commander said.
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