A Lagos based businessman, Alhaji
Abayomi Alaka, who was accused of sponsoring the dreaded Badoo boys terrorizing
Lagos and Ogun state residents has spoken on his arrest by the Lagos state
Police Command.
Alaka, an independent oil
marketer alleged that he was being persecuted by the police because of his
inability to raise the sum of ten million naira (N10m) allegedly demanded by
the police “to settle their boss”.
While explaining that his life
has been under threat since his unconditional release by the police, Alaka
further claimed that he was coerced by the police to part with the sum of
N700,000 before he was asked to go home.
But all efforts to get the Public
Relations Officer of Lagos State Police command, Olarinde Famous-Cole since
Tuesday night have meet brick walls.
Alaka while speaking disclosed
that the police had launched manhunt on him, to re-arrest and detain him to
perfect lies told against him.
“They (police) are currently
looking for me to arrest and put me under lock so that they can tell the world
that I was never released without a surety.
“That is why I have decided to
hide myself for now . They know I am innocent. I have no link with the Badoo
cult group. They lied against me to intimidate me and collect money from me.
“When they asked for N10million,
I told them I don’t have that kind of money. Yet, they insisted I must settle
their oga. When I couldn’t meet up, that was when they came, took me to the
shrine, and fabricated all kinds of lies against me. I am innocent. They know
this as a fact”, he claimed.
Alaka, however, said through his
lawyer, Barrister Tunde Ojehomon he had petitioned the Lagos State Police
Command over the unlawful arrest, detention and prejudicial stigmatization,
harassment and for wrongfully accusing him of sponsoring Badoo boys .
According to the petition, on Tuesday, Alaka said the
actions of the Lagos State Police Command showed that they
had no respect for fundamental human rights and the rule of law by detaining Alhaji Abayomi Alaka.
had no respect for fundamental human rights and the rule of law by detaining Alhaji Abayomi Alaka.
He said he was wrongfully
arrested, detained, paraded without preliminary investigation to ascertain a
reasonable degree of involvement/culpability only for them to release him when
they realized that they had trampled on his fundamental human rights.
He restated that he was released
without any surety, adding that the Lagos State Police Command had no right under
the law to parade suspect who had not been convicted by the court of law.
Ojehomon said his client had
never been, he was not and will never be a member of any cult or notorious
groups that was disturbing the peace of residence of Lagos State.
Ojehomon said as law abiding
citizens, they had approached the court of law to seek redress on the issue.
He called on the Lagos State
Police Command to tender an unreserved apology to his client by placing their
apology letter in some National Dailies so that members of the public will know
that Alhaji Abayomi Alaka was wrongfully accused.
However, several calls put
through Famous-Cole’s mobile number to react to the allegations were not
answered.
Famous-Cole as of the time of
filling this report is yet to reply to sms sent to his number on Tuesday night.
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