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Sunday 5 January 2014

Photos: Taxi driver stripped naked in Abuja by AEPB officials

Got this report from a freelance journalist who witnessed the incident on Friday Dec. 3rd. According to him, officials of the Abuja Environmental Protection Board and police stripped a taxi driver naked after they caught him trying to pick passengers at Kuchingoro Junction along airport road in Abuja. He said as the taxi driver stopped at the junction to pick passengers (He said taxis are allowed to pick passengers at that junction), the AEPB officials came out of nowhere, surrounded the taxi driver and tried to drag him into their Hilux truck. When he tried to resist, they tore his clothes and stripped him naked. (You will find the photo evidence after the cut).

The eyewitness said as he and another reporter got to the scene and started asking questions, a female police officer started shooting into the air to scare them and others away. But when they refused to leave and promised to expose what they did, the police officers entered their truck and drove off. See pics after the cut.



 
Shells of some of the bullets they shot.

146 comments:

Anonymous said...

Stupid police people, y will they strip him naked?

Unknown said...

Wot baffles me most is dat d pipo hu are meant 2 enforce law n order are very same pipo hu go berserk... He was lucky dey dint shoot him..

Unknown said...

Wot baffles me most is dat d pipo hu are meant 2 enforce law n order are very same pipo hu go berserk... He was lucky dey dint shoot him..

Unknown said...

God bless Nigeria

Unknown said...

Rascals

Blackberry said...

Some of these officials are scumbags...

abbispot said...

It means there are untrained Security officials, Before you know it now they will manipulate the story. Trust me that's the kind of Nigeria we have

SANDRA said...

Bloody nigerians.

Anonymous said...

Is it not Nigeria again... #yawns!
~D great anonymous!

Bonita Bislam said...

So unfair.D NPF hv oo many bad eggs dat nids 2b burnt n not jst flushed!

Unknown said...

this un-fair ur fellow human

BRIGHTINO said...

Would they have treated a top politician in the same manner if he committed the same offence? I just pity those who don't have a voice in this country. Kudos to the 2 men who came to his rescue

Anonymous said...

9ja *smh

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Anonymous said...

That's not fair.

Unknown said...

Happens in Nigeria are just indescribable

Adeiza said...

What a country. GOD HELP US

slimzyose said...

Can u imagine,God wat rubbish is dis

MR RAG said...

This is soo gross

Unknown said...

Oh God, why do we have so wicked people on earth.

Anonymous said...

What nonsense is diz??? Is diz wat day say they shld bi doin stripping pple naked!! Diz pple must face d Consequences!!

Anonymous said...

NO COMMENT

B.I.G said...

Nigeria jaga jaga Idris say so, so a famale police do carry gun nw? Hw can an official strip somone naked nawa ooh. Not suprise shai na naija will dey.

Anonymous said...

wow. will it ever end

Anonymous said...

May injustice continue to be exposed! Well done to the witnesses and reporters who helped the cabbie. Hope the IG does not ignore this seeing as there are clear pictures depicting the culprits. As for the AEPB power crazed officials- one day your deeds shall speak for you!

SJD

D dude said...

See harrassment ooo, in his own country again . Naija suffer head.

Anonymous said...

nigeria police d wey der eye dey.

Unknown said...

happens al d time,d police arrest pple anyhw dey like,thot dey were dier to protect us...

DATSHAPIBOBOY said...

only in naija. comment signed, sealed and delivered by DatShapIboBoy

Unknown said...

may God Save us all from oppression in Nigeria. Where is human right in Nigeria?

Blog Queen said...

No evil deed goes unpunished. Their punishment will definitely come one day.

Bisola said...

Hmmm thank God for d journalists else this cab man wld have killed by these so called police officers, what is Nigeria turning into? Is it that we no longer have conscience? May God save us o, something needs to be done to these police officers else they wld continue these wicked acts elsewhere.

Unknown said...

happens al d time,d police arrest pple anyhw dey like,thot dey were dier to protect us...

Cute G said...

Diversion of justice.

Unknown said...

Government that has no regard 4 human rights..#suckers

Unknown said...

God hlp o

sarah isaac said...

Thought drivers were allowed to pick passengers at the airport or close to the airport..why disgrace a man like that...thank you for the journalist who exposed dis...God save my country..

Anonymous said...

Oh God wat is dis country turning in to, abi poor person no go chop again

Walata said...

Omfgosh what tha heck is dis our country turning into For God sake why the police doesn't protect u, the justice doesn't protect u, the politicians doesn't protect u so who's gonna protect u may God help us

Unknown said...

Government that has no regard 4 human rights..#suckers

PAVOUR said...

Too bad. Lawless country why nake a gentle man in public. Lili fight for this I beg.

Unknown said...

Police kills for #20 in naija, this is a big bag of money for them on environmental day.
I have seen policemen around here with guns but i havent ever seen them shooting even into the air - the highest is " pepper spray " offenders. Is every offense criminal in naija ?
He's lucky to be alive !

#daveydave

Fuck your opinion said...

I knw de ll just keep quite, nobody talks bou d avaition minstrm

Unknown said...

What sort of rubbish is des... NIGERIA........

Anonymous said...

imagine, a taxi driver stoppin at a bustop....a regular bustop 2pick passengers n see money 2 eat is bn assulted dis way by d uniformed personnels of d law? linda tell me how then u expect ALUU-4 to get justice. smh.

una happyy sunday ooo
nemex

Coxmox said...

This is Barbaric, This is a crime against humanity, there are other ways of dealing with issues of this nature than stripping an adult naked in the public, and what is the sporadic shooting for? goooosh!!!!!supposing the stray bullet hit someone? damnnnnn!!!

Anonymous said...

Nawaooo...strange tins like dis sti apuns!!! Dey shud b able to trace dos pple tru d shells of d bullet...

jbankzE said...

Datz wat dose guyz do in abuja....coz Govt gave dem lil power.Mr taxi driver nxt tym wea pant,boxer Ç»n̶̲̥̅̊Ôƒ shortz incase e happen agin.

Anonymous said...

you can take a black man out of the jungle, but you cannot take the jungle out of him. this has nothing to do with whether the officials are refined or not. why would anyone think that stripping someone in public can ever be a way to enforce a law.

we have many educated people .infact over educated, but the lack of finesse is a major problem especially in the police force in naija. and making ridiculous arguments

Anonymous said...

Na wa oo...dey can trace dos pple tru d shells of d bullets

Unknown said...

So much for Law and Order

Unknown said...

So much for Law and Order

Anonymous said...

disgraceful!

Anonymous said...

Daz hw dy beat up an old man of 72 dat stays close to me,wen he was rushed to Hospital,I dnt knw d diagnosis but wat I knw was dat he was urinating blood nd had brain damage he died within hours,dz was sm1 his first dota was abt gettin married,,dz is one of few abt dz devils dat call demslvz men on uniform,,God dat I serve will judge


#didi

Anonymous said...

Why do we need to strip someone naked.whats the fad behind this action.it baffles the hell out of me.

Unknown said...

wonder why we have to humiliate people in public naija go betta someday sha.....buh d dude shud at least not have broken d laws anyhow sha...i wnt to be an active lib reader dix year part of ma new year resolution

Anonymous said...

Idiot and useless officials...they break the law most and real thief they can't face

Anonymous said...

Authorities r still not gonna do or say nothing,#gud governance

Anonymous said...

Too bad......DaJaX

Anonymous said...

Jisox!!!!!!!!!

BONARIO NNAGS said...

Their level of rascality is alarming,on several occasions I've seen them in action,the AEPB is a conglametation of all the criminal elements in Abuja.
Its a very unfortunate situation we'vefound ourselves in Abuja.

~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA3310

Anonymous said...

I leav in Abuja and I knw very well wat dis so called AEPB is doin to people in Abuja here.this is where corupitions is highly praticalised,They maltreat people collect their goods and share it among themselves,God will have mercy on dis our country.

Anonymous said...

Naija and powwe

Anonymous said...

Naija and power

Anonymous said...

Ki Olorun ma sho wa

Anonymous said...

This is d height... what manner of nonsense is this... power drunk officers

Anonymous said...

Because he carried passenger wrongly.... Lawless country.

Unknown said...

Wickedness..they would av stay nahh,rubbish.

Crystal said...

Well, thank God no one was hurt.

Anonymous said...

Things re happening.

Anonymous said...

Thank God they decided to stand up for that taxi driver,now can you imagine how much more stuff we can get done if we all stand up for one another any time the police tries to harass us? This story while negative for the police gives me hope that at least we still have compassion for our fellow Nigerians..

Platinum Tastes said...

The rate at which people dehumanize others in Nigeria is just alarming. This is why other parts of the world still categorise us as a 3rd world rustic nation. Its appalling

Unknown said...

This is police brutality!
IGP will do well to punish all the erring officers involved. This type of crude method of enforcing our laws will only expose our officers as one with very poor record of human rights. This type of human rights violation needs to be nipped in the bud. Our police need to be more professional in the way they apprehend offenders, so that the international community will not see Nigeria as a banana republic.

Unknown said...

Is that meant to be an arrest or a beat-down??

Anonymous said...

BABARIC!

Anonymous said...

BABARIC!

Anonymous said...

I tire for this country sha. Smh

Anonymous said...

Over zealous officials. This is wicked, just for picking passengers at the wrong spot? Haba!

Anonymous said...

Abuse of power...

Ladyp said...

Naija police!!! Smh at dem

Apple said...

When will Nigerian officials stop treating people like animals???!!! Mtcheeew.

Unknown said...

FOR CRYING OUT LOUD, WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS? ARE THESE THE KIND OF PEOPLE WHOM WE RELY ON FOR SECURITY? THIS IS CRAZY. ARE THESE PEOPLE REALLY FROM THE POLICE FORCE? TUFIAKWA BIKO!!!!

Anonymous said...

This is sad. So at the end what where they able to achieve? Somebody's husband, father stripped naked on express road say watin happen nau? #angryface#

ary said...

There don't seem to exist any form of human right in Nigeria. Cos there is a gross neglect of it. Innocent until proven guilty na long talk for here.

ary said...

There don't seem to exist any form of human right in Nigeria. Cos there is a gross neglect of it. Innocent until proven guilty na long talk for here.

ary said...

There don't seem to exist any form of human right in Nigeria. Cos there is a gross neglect of it. Innocent until proven guilty na long talk for here.

Unknown said...

Just like that....?

Anonymous said...

Nw dis is totally outrageous mshewwwwNPF

Unknown said...

Will theses our officials ever change?mtchewwwww

Anonymous said...

Tears!!! just so his family can feed. I still do not know where the problem lies...leaders, followers or mmadu dum!?

Anonymous said...

Nawao o

Anonymous said...

Lord AV mercy on nigerians

oluwasemire said...

This is absolutely wrong!

yusuf said...

What will they charged him for if they did take him away or are they ritualists?

Anonymous said...

Are this nigerian law enforcement officers serious. Nigeria is falling apart what I'm I still doing here sef.

olami said...

When will the police start protecting citizens in Nigeria instead of molesting them? This brutality. What could have been the offence that they had to strip him naked? What's gonna happen now after they have been exposed?

Anonymous said...

In as much as I don't support what dis officials did,the driver shouldn't have resist arrest abuja is one of the states military men are working day and night to curb the excesses of boko haram so every law and order must be maintained by citizens also,the taxi man could ve been anything sentiments aside.

Anonymous said...

may God punish AEPB guys ad d police on duty dat is all I hav 2 say

daluu said...

Dats just crazy. .....nd simply inhumane

Anonymous said...

God purnish dem

OMG!WOMAN said...

Good evidence, Nigerians are becoming couragous.

Justyswt said...

Are they Into rituals now? Mtweeeeeessss

Emmatex plc said...

Nawo for NPF.....hehehehe

mimi said...

Lord have mercy on this country!!

Unknown said...

♓☺w can U just beat up nd naked ​A̶̲̅ grown up man like dis??? Nigeria police, make una wise naaaaaaa.

Anonymous said...

Still abbreviating some words in 2014??? Pipo, hu??? Smh

Dr. N said...

Thank God for the boldness of the journalist o! If we stand together, we can flush out these demented ppl. Stripping a man naked? How does it aid justice? www.drnsmusings.wordpress.com

Jerome Etim said...

Am touched by dis story!!!! Lets all lend our voice thru comments until the National Assembly takes action. This is Barbaric

AGB said...

The animals we choose to be in this country tho. Thanks Linda for this post. They ran away, but thank God we already have their pictures here. Linda, I beg of you since you already have their pictures here,if you can make this matter a big deal so those guys can be apprehended please do. We as Nigerians need to learn how to start treating people with justice BY THE LAW & not by animalistic behaviours/actions/emotions.

Ann Marie said...

Another call for justice

Unknown said...

Fools. Asinine unwholesome pig headed civil servants using power on incubacy to cheat the civilians. Well, nemesis will catch up with them. Fools

Anonymous said...

It's Good we have this crime in pictures, let's hope our judicial system can put these guys in order, if a taxi driver carries passengers from the wrong place, d penalty isn't to strip him naked, they should follow due course for such offense.- Mr angry citz

Unknown said...

Nigerian police, their heart is as black as the black uniform they wear. They are not ♏Æ” friend.

Toronto Finest said...

I'm not surprised cos it's naija

concerned citizen said...

They shd be prosecuted.

Djaguar said...

When u dint strip d man naked he refuse 2 follow u pple,so now that u have stripped him naked wld that make him follow u pple.Nigerian police r jst so useless.y did they zoom off.useless bunch of fools.I pray they get caught.

Djaguar said...

When u dint strip d man naked he refuse 2 follow u pple,so now that u have stripped him naked wld that make him follow u pple.Nigerian police r jst so useless.y did they zoom off.useless bunch of fools.I pray they get caught.

Djaguar said...

All d police don't have respect for human rights.wonder y they still have it in our constitution.SMH bunch of Animals in Uniform.

Anonymous said...

D police woman that shot in d air's d same one in d pic,see her face like ngozi braide's own!

Djaguar said...

When u dint strip d man naked he refuse 2 follow u pple,so now that u have stripped him naked wld that make him follow u pple.Nigerian police r jst so useless.y did they zoom off.useless bunch of fools.I pray they get caught.

Anonymous said...

...Reasons I don't feel sorry for dem wen dey die like goat! Karma await dem.

#That happy sister!

Anonymous said...

Nigerians can be civilized, it's utter nonsense.. Our Police are known to be over zealous in enforcing their duties. The issue with the Nigerian Police Force is that they are untrained and never act to handle the ordinary Nigerians with respect..

Anonymous said...

This is sad,persin papa! Later they would open their dirty mouth to vomit the words,"Police is your friend"!

Anonymous said...

ANALYSE THIS RENO..........

Anonymous said...

ANALYSE THIS RENO..........

Anonymous said...

NIGERIA????

Charmie said...

These officials shd be dealt wit! There actions, very offensive!dey don't go by d book @all.dey shd be disengage frm der work to serve as a lesson to othrs!smh

Anonymous said...

He kill people? Funny enough tis so called police men do nt kn the law of Nig.

dora dike said...

this is good jornalism, enough pictures to support d story. Even some news papers in nigeria cnt do such.Nice work. U r fighting corruption frm one end

Anonymous said...

lol @ ANALYSE this REno. This is unacceptable. Kai

Lilyvine said...

What a country!!!

Unknown said...

Dis is too bad

Anonymous said...

Linda, thanks for posting this news, SeyiBello.

Amarachukwu said...

Sorry oga driverm

Naija don cast said...

nigerian police very useless set of frustrated nincompoops

Gela said...

I'm telling, he wz really lucky bt I can c anoda taxi parked dere y didn't dey harass dat cab man too??? I jst dnt like the police....dey r nt our friends at all bt terrorists I swear. Na wa o

Anonymous said...

The police officers lack basic intelligence and they are completely untrained int he finer arts of policing. One of those bullets could have easily ricochet and hit someone. It is quite sad when the armed robbers treat their victims better than the police does.

Anonymous said...

God punish them

Unknown said...

He was lucky he was stripped naked, wat if he was shot nko. Hate them wif passion

Anonymous said...

The officer has no experience any ordinary constable. when did a lady start to carry gun.?

Anonymous said...

The officer has no experience any ordinary constable. when did a lady start to carry gun.?

Anonymous said...

Its very saddening how power gets to peoples heads in this country. It would be even more sad if nothing is done about this. Big kudos to the witnesses who refused to be passive by-standers; may God bless them and protect them for looking out for their fellow citizen and showing love. God bless Nigeria!

Ty said...

GOD WILL SAVE US FROM NPF , AEPB & V.I.O IN ABUJA. V.I.O CAUSE A FRIEND OF MINE TO DAMAGE HER CAR WHILE SHE SWERVE 2 AVOID THEIR CHASE OF A BUS DRIVER. WHEN SHE TOOK THEM TO POLICE STATION THEY CONNIVE WIT THE POLICE OFFICERS AND PRODUCED A REPORT STATING SHE AND THE BUS DRIVER WERE CHASING THEMSELVES.

GOD HELP US

Unknown said...

Omgosh!!! WTF wen will Nigerian change their attitude?? They can't try all these in other countries. . Nigerian has a long way to go.. thanks to the good citizens who rescued the cab man.. Linda abeg ooo post my comment

Anonymous said...

This is a reflection of the near total collapse of governance that now pervades the entire country with nincompoops ruling us there will be many more horrific activities. Very soon the ordinary people will be left with no option than to defend themselves from these bunch of demented tyrants, that is what will finally bring sanity back. As long as the people continue to accept this bullsh*t, anarchy ill continue unabated.

Anonymous said...

Wots wrong wiv it?

JOYCHY said...

Only God knows d rate at which I hate d police force.
D new style now in naija is 2 strip people naked at d slightest opportunity.

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