A young man has narrated how he was beaten by some security operatives on the orders of some workers of the Ibadan Electrical Distribution Company, IBEDC.
According to him, during the process of getting beaten, he heard one of the security operatives claimed to be a cultist.
He shared:
“You just can’t escape Nigeria’s Drama anymore. Even if you stay inside your house, the insecurity of this system will come and meet you.
Okay.
I was staying back at home because after a long while there was light, and I needed to quickly use that opportunity to do some work on my laptop. IBEDC people came knocking. We use prepaid meter so I had nothing to fear. They asked for the receipt of prepaid payments or else they would disconnect us. I told them landlord was not around and they had no right to disconnect in the most reasonable tone I could afford. They agreed. Their boss, in deep blue shirt, banged in and saw I had brought down the gra gra of his staff. He called in the Special Police (Armed with guns) attached to their car to take me into their pick up. I got in. The policeman, one BABAWALE SUNDAY, started beating me. The other policemen (including one Misbau A. O) were trying to appease to their Oga. Babawale Sunday got angry, and said I couldn’t be talking to Capone like that. The Oga (in blue) started ranting that he had three children, and he was the Capone of “Aake” *Axe Confraternity* when he was in school, and I should not behave like I knew anything.
The community people started pleading. After so many threats from this OGA from Ibadan (whose name I’m still trying to find) and people begging him, he said they should let me go. In my mind, I was wondering where these people would take me to. After allowing me to go, Sisí Afrika (who was also at the scene) was beaten for trying to help me out of their pick up van.
It’s just hard to live your life looking away from injustice, especially when you already have the orientation that finding justice is the essence of your life. I find it hard to convince myself anymore that it’s worthless to join the army of the dead souls that walk the streets of Nigeria. But I don’t know if my physical body will survive that emotional death.
No wonder the solution for many is suicide. But why should I be a waste of suicide? Why should I not end the lives of as many as possible of the agents of this oppressive system before I meet my own death? At least, whoever will replace those agents of the oppressive system“
