A Warri-based businessman, Mr. Larry Otu, has called for investigation and justice into the brutality allegedly meted out on him by men of the Nigerian Air Force at the Osubi Airstrip, Warri, where security was beefed up over Dame Patience Jonathan’s visit to Delta State, yesterday.


Narrating his ordeal to Vanguard, Otu, Chief Executive Officer of LYM Consult, said he was at the airstrip to receive his technical partners from Canada when men from the Warri Air Force Unit stationed at the facility attacked him.

He said: “It happened at about 9am, when our foreign partners arrived the airport and I was there to clear them at the Immigration desk. I drove to the gates to face interrogation from the Air Force men.

“One asked if I knew the President’s wife was coming today. I said yes, but that I have come to pick my foreign partners. He asked what I do for a living; I said I own the company being visited by our technical partners and he said
‘as small as you are?’

“He said okay, find me something. I said I cannot give you anything. So he ordered me to reverse my car and leave. He said I cannot drive in.
“I reversed my car, drove back to the main road and was trekking down to go in when a team of the force men, numbering about eight, pounced on me.”

Otu said his attackers dragged him from there to a point behind their caravan office at the airport and continued the beating, kicking, punching and hitting with their guns, adding it took the intervention of his manager who approached one of the officers before the assault was halted.
He said: “It turned out that my manager knew one of the Air Force officers at the airport. He ran in to tell him that it was his company’s chairman that was being manhandling.

“That was when the officer came and ordered them to stop and let me go. But before I was left with a battered, bloodied face, N200,000 was taken from my pocket by one of them.”

The victim called on relevant authorities to ensure justice by bringing the culprits to book.

He said: “I know the man who started it all and I know the one that took N200,000 from my pocket. We cannot continue to live in this kind of country. Justice must be done.”

When contacted, Commanding Officer at the 61 NAF Detachment of the Nigerian Air Force, Warri, Air Commodore, A. D. Dudusola, whose men assaulted the victim, said: “I was not present when it happened, but they said he was rude.

“Why must it be only him? That is the question that comes to mind. Others came to the airport, identified themselves properly and were allowed in.

“Nobody was touched, so he must have been rude.
“My brother, it is better to face other challenges than to face the worry that somebody came to the airport and blast himself, because it is not always written in somebody’s face. That is the truth.
“We can apologize to him later, but we had to do our job first so that somebody will not create problem for us.”

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/02/air-force-men-brutalize-bizman-as-dame-jonathan-visits-delta/#sthash.lK9Bgqfr.dpuf


pix: Mr. Larry Otu

He said: “I know the man who started it all and I know the one that took N200,000 from my pocket. We cannot continue to live in this kind of country. Justice must be done.”

stinggy:

This sounds good, at least you can press charges from the appropriate corners.
NAF is a security body I so much respect, I don't know how they got to recruit some tyrants into their system.

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The comments credited to the Commanding Officer of the Detachment is funny though

parkhurst:
...!Are you better off now than you were 6 years ago before President #jonathan was sworn in as president after the death of President Umaru Yaradua? If the economy of a country is getting better, the people feel it before they see official published statistics. Are Nigerians living a higher quality of life now than before because they have access to better, good paying jobs, better healthcare, better education and infrastructure, power or electricity that has removed the need to invest in diesel generators? What is your perception of corruption in the country? Do you feel opportunity is being expanded for all or most of the opportunities in the land is limited to a privilege few who are in government?

Follow links in my signature, NL is blocking any information that does not or may not favour the current government...?

parkhurst:
...!Are you better off now than you were 6 years ago before President #jonathan was sworn in as president after the death of President Umaru Yaradua? If the economy of a country is getting better, the people feel it before they see official published statistics. Are Nigerians living a higher quality of life now than before because they have access to better, good paying jobs, better healthcare, better education and infrastructure, power or electricity that has removed the need to invest in diesel generators? What is your perception of corruption in the country? Do you feel opportunity is being expanded for all or most of the opportunities in the land is limited to a privilege few who are in government?

Follow links in my signature, NL is blocking any information that does not or may not favour the current government...?

nzeadachie:
GUY THIS NONSENSE CAN NOT HELP YOU, GO AND FIND SOMETHING DOING

Redoil:
Ask ur self why must it be only him?
Dont you think he was planted there by APC evil mercinary so as to cause confusion.

dealeh:

When contacted, Commanding Officer at the 61 NAF Detachment of the Nigerian Air Force, Warri, Air Commodore, A. D. Dudusola, whose men assaulted the victim, said: “I was not present when it happened, but they said he was rude.
“Why must it be only him? That is the question that comes to mind. Others came to the airport, identified themselves properly and were allowed in.
“Nobody was touched, so he must have been rude.
“My brother, it is better to face other challenges than to face the worry that somebody came to the airport and blast himself, because it is not always written in somebody’s face. That is the truth.
“We can apologize to him later, but we had to do our job first so that somebody will not create problem for us.”

GboyegaD:


I suggest you go back to bed too sleep for a few more hours so that you can think properly when you wake up the next time.

Okoro2015:
Even though i don't suppprt the action of the air force guys, i can deduce from this report that the guy was actually rude.

With N200k in my pocket and such important mission to the airport, i wouldn't mind parting with a N500 with a friendly voice. This was what i actually did at MMA yesterday when the force man told me how "the scorching sun was dealing with him"

Nigeria street intelligence is essential for survival.

efetotalman1:

Mr. Okoro, am so so very ashamed of u. With all d education Nigerians seem to possess, we are still largely uncivilised... Also, how can u be priding yourself for supporting corruption. Don't u realise that d officer u gave 500 was there doing his job?? We have really lost our sense of decency and dignity in this obodo...

Okoro2015:
Even though i don't suppprt the action of the air force guys, i can deduce from this report that the guy was actually rude.

With N200k in my pocket and such important mission to the airport, i wouldn't mind parting with a N500 with a friendly voice. This was what i actually did at MMA yesterday when the force man told me how "the scorching sun was dealing with him"

Nigeria street intelligence is essential for survival.

ephemm:
Ok! 4 weeks from now, sanity will be restored in this country.
The drunkard and his illiterate wife will be sent back to the creeks, uniformed men will start carrying out their duties professionally and we all shall be happy.

Even if he was rude, who made them judge and jury?

Anyway I am sure of one thing, by default, discipline shall be entrenched in our society immediately GMB is announced winner.