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Police Re-arrest Man Whose Video Sparked #EndSARS Protests
The Delta State Police command has re-arrested Nicholas Makolomi, the man who allegedly recorded a video of some operatives of the defunct SARS unit shooting a boy in Ugheli, Delta State, Eko Hot Blog has learnt.
The video is widely believed to have ignited the #EndSARS protests across the country.
Makolomi’s counsel, Ekenemolise Osifo, who raised the alarm on Tuesday in Asaba, noted that a Federal High Court had ruled against Makolomi initial arrest and detention.
He described his client’s re-arrest as a gross violation of the rule of law.
Osifo said: “Prince Nicholas Makolomi actually recorded an injustice being perpetuated and like what every right thinking Nigerian citizen would do, uploaded it to bring the attention of the public to police brutality.
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“Considering the present insecurities and lawlessness in the country, the baseless and unjustified act by the police to cover their inefficiency is an unnecessary distraction and mediocre instead of facing the actual issue and truth is totally disgraceful and unwarranted.
“What aggravated the police to the re-arrest him was the fact that Makolomi brought the attention of the police to another act of unlawful extortion conducted by one SP Sunday Nwaja who requested for ₦500,000 to grant him soft landing.
“To cover up for their lack of discipline to investigate the extortion issue, the police cunningly withdrew the pending matter from the court and re-arrested him.
“We want his unconditional release and the stoppage of further harassment of Prince Nicholas Makolomi . The police should respect and decision of the Federal High Court ruling in Asaba on November 24, 2020, which declared his earlier arrest and detention illegal.”
He alleged that the victim had been taken to an unknown location and denied access to his medication being a chronic ulcer and asthmatic patient.
But the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, said: “That’s what I heard, but I’m not aware, as I speak to you now, I’m in Enugu for PPRO workshop.”
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