A pregnant pepper seller on Hassan Ogunlana Street , Ijaiye , Lagos State, has been traumatised after she was thrown into a police cell for reporting an assault on her.

The woman , Iyabo Taiwo , had lodged a complaint at the Meiran Police Station against a resident, identified simply as Simon, aka Best , who allegedly pushed her into a drainage channel .

We learnt that the case was , however, turned against her because Simon was a relative of a senior officer at the station.

Our correspondent was told that Simon had bought some red peppers from the woman last Monday and was supposed to collect N 50 change.

It was gathered that Taiye went to visit her ailing husband at a hospital the following day and did not open shop.

The woman said hardly had she arrived at the shop on Wednesday with fresh stock when Simon came to collect the change .

She stated that she told him to come back for the change, but he suddenly resorted to force and started taking her goods .

The 30-year- old woman , who spoke with our correspondent in Yoruba, said, “I explained to him that I had used all the money on me to buy peppers and begged him to give me little time to sell so that I will give him the change.

“ But he dipped his hands into a basket to pack some peppers . So, I held his shirt. He freed himself from my grip and threw me into a gutter . I went to report at the Meiran Police Station and some policemen followed me to arrest him .

“ On getting to the station, he spoke in English and Igbo with a police officer. Then, a policeman told me that some people beat him (Simon) and that I would be detained until they arrest those people. Simon was told to go.”

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