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Rumor Mill of Tuesday, 2 June 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Nigerian police condemning American cop disgusting, journalist tells ACP Yomi Shogunle

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A Nigerian journalist formerly with Daily Times Newspaper has blasted the Head of Public Complaints Rapid Response Unit, Abayomi Shogunle, for condemning American police.

This is in response to Shogunle's criticism of the US police over the murder of African-American George Floyd who was murdered by a white police officer, Derek Chavin.

The controversial officer, Shogunle, tweeted, "SAD. An example of Institutionalised Police Brutality," adding that officers should be "banned from crushing people's necks."

In response to the tweet, Cheta Nwanze, @Chxta, rebuked Shogunle for the comment by narrating a near-death experience with armed robbers who robbed him with guns allegedly owned by Nigeria police.

Cheta who was formerly the Online Editor of Daily Times said, "The lack of self-awareness in this tweet is stunning.

"Yes, American police are brutal towards African Americans, but you can see genuine attempts at introspection and improvement.

"Are they there yet? No at all. Do they help to rob their citizens? No. Let me tell a story...

"On 20 November 2011, I was working in @DailyTimesNGR and had just attended the @MissNigeriaCont pageant.

"Upon getting home to where I was living at the time in Ojodu, there were armed men with assault rifles, eight of them in front of my compound.

"I clocked the situation and immediately realised that I was about to be robbed. The story is told here: nairaland.com/808469/chxtas-…

"But there are three things that I'll never forget from that experience...

"First, the assault rifles the robbers had clearly had blue, yellow and green markings.

"Second, when my landlord called the police by cellphone to report, the robbers conveniently disappeared until after the police squad had gone. They were with me where I was tied up.

"Third, when the police squad left, the robbers went straight to my compound and emptied a hail of bullets specifically at my landlord's flat.

"How else would they have known WHO alerted the police about their operation?

"When they left, taking my car and leaving the body of the unfortunate Dr behind, the police conveniently showed up.

"I gave myself sense, remained where I was beaten, tied up and hidden, with the corpse, until dawn. I had no intention of being displayed on the news as a trophy.

"The really annoying part was this: because at the time I was a journalist, the robbery was reported on Daily Times, Smooth FM, Punch, YNaija and Nigeria Info, so the police took finding my car a bit seriously.

"It was found a week later, accidented and with bullet holes in it... But can you guess what my friends at Ojodu police station did?

"They still extracted NGN18k from me before I could get a tow truck (which they provided for NGN10k) to take my car to the mechanic for repairs.

"Some friendly police force indeed...

"Wo, I grew up in Benin in the 1990s. I have plenty police tales to tell including extrajudicial killings, and some torture I witnessed.

"An olopa in #Nigeria to come and be condemning American police has got to be the most disgusting thing for one to wake up to. Nonsense!