A member of the Nigerian Police Force added
heartlessness to the tragedy that followed the country's
50th anniversary by splashing 8 excited citizens with a
bucket full of white paint.

One of the victims of the splash Tijani Joseph said the
ugly incident happened just after the first explosion
which killed several people near the Eagle Square
venue of the anniversary.

''We were standing outside trying to find our way into the
Square when this police man assisted by a youth corper
told us to move away. We were about leaving when
suddenly the police officer threatened to splash us with
paint.'' said Tijani.

Another victim, Saliu Usman said the police officer lifted
the bucket of white paint and splashed on the crowd
standing close to the barbed wires.

The victims said all their efforts to get first aid treatment
waere futile as no one was ready to help them.

'' They just keep sending us from one place to the other.
For over 3 hours we were there trying to get someone to
take us to the hospital but they only gave us water to
wash our faces.'' added Usman .

Speaking with african examiner, one of the coordinators
of series of ambulance buses at the venue who refused
to give her name said she would need approval from her
supervisor before any of the buses could take the
victims to the hospital .

She said her boss would be back and asked the victims
to hang around but for over an hour that our reporter
was at the scene, the supervisor never came.

Some of the victims who were obviously in pain vowed to
take their case to court in order to seek justice.


http://www.africanexaminer.com/police_bath


Chei! the paints the police saved for MEND.

Those guys looks like spirits from Nollywood movies, very funny!

BUT
On a more serious note, this guys should take their case to National Human Rights Commission, Legal Aid Council, and all civil rights group, they don't deserve this kind of barbaric treatment just because they want to celebrate with the fellow citizens.

How will the president feel if he comes to the eagle square and nobody was there to cheer him?

That's my problem with Nigeria security system, they are just good at harassing innocent citizens, a bomb detonated under their nose without them knowing. shameful, corrupt, bribe-taking sons-of- b.it.ches.

Mbeki:

Those guys looks like spirits from Nollywood movies, very funny!

GAWD! I NO FIT LAFF 

Wow. . . . Looks like some Ibo boys done took "trying to look white" to a whole new level, abandoned "bleaching" and have now taken to "painting".lol.

This is very sad! Happy 50, my foot!

Go to Aba and hunt down kidnappers, NO! Where you see them is where they're not needed. Nonsense and ingredients! Do they know how much a bucket of paint cost?

they are either busy carrying bag of rice or hailing one money missed road. Rubbish.

@ lanre, so good a pic, I could not but laugh, How did you snap it?

You just said the truth