A PUNCH photojournalist, Sodiq Adelakun, was brutalised by hoodlums in Lagos today after policemen and Department of State Services operatives failed to come to his aid.

Adelakun was covering a protest by the Joe Ajaero-led faction of the Nigeria Labour Congress during the Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Employers Consultative Association’s Annual General Meeting at Alausa-Ikeja when he was attacked.

He said the attack was carried out by hoodlums, who hijacked the protest at the NECA House in the glare of policemen and DSS personnel

According to him, the hoodlums armed with guns, bottles and sticks arrived the scene in two buses and chased after him.

“I ran with all my strength, but I was overtaken, beaten, punched, stabbed….my eyes were blank while they robbed me of my camera, smartphones and wallet,” he said.

“They threatened to gun me down if I don’t cooperate in the presence of the DSS and policemen. Sadly, for 10 minutes it was just me, my blank eyes and my creator.”

When contacted, the Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Police Command, SP Dolapo Badmos, told one of our correspondents that she would make some calls to find out what happened and get back to him.

Details later.

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blueto:
Even our security agencies have been reduced to irrational dealings under this despicable dispensation.

The other day, soldiers and policemen were seen exchanging fire over bags of rice procured for IDPs
https://www.thecable.ng/gunshots-rock-borno-govt-house-soldiers-police-clash-bags-rice?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C4848212743

The military also arrested secondary school children by tagging them as Niger Delta Avengers
http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/07/13/niger-delta-avengers-gbaramatu-women-protest-arrests-detention-of-children-by-military/

The only thing they are good at now is illegally apprehending and making fictitious indictments against Buhari's targeted political oppositions.

ClitRaider:
Zoo republik.

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