Members of the Lagos State Task Force on COVID-19 with armed police men have been indiscriminately arresting people on the streets and homes in high density areas since the law took effect Monday July 6, like common criminals, according to reports reaching us.
While a caller from Igando said that they are arresting people mainly in the market area and bus-stops, throwing victims into the Black Maria, the caller from Idiagbon in Ijaiye area of Ogba paints a picture of harassment abuse of the law.
He said the densely populated neighbourhood witnessed an invasion of the street from about 10.30am to 1pm Tuesday by the Task Force with four pick-up vans and Black Maria bus, which broke down with the unfortunate victims inside.
“People who were coming out from their residents were being arrested for not wearing face masks; children on errand and adults who stepped out to neighbouring houses to buy their breakfast found themselves in the iron grips of the Nigerian police,” the caller said.
He cited an ugly scenario where a young girl of about 12 years, who on hearing the noise and pon pon beeping from the police van came out to their balcony; and was chased by two-armed policemen into the one-storey building, yelling “you’re not wearing your face mask…. They were said to have climbed up and began banging on doors and screaming threats, unless the small girl was fished out. He said the elderly land lord came out and intervened.
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