Woman beaten to pulp - For rejoicing over Tokyo’s arrest
By Wale Sadeeq - 12.08.2007

A woman in her early 50s, Friday, had a raw deal in the hands of some members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) at the Iwo Road motor park in Ibadan, as she was beaten to pulp for jubilating over the arrest of Alhaji Lateef Akinsola Tokyo.


Akinsola, chairman of the Oyo State branch of the NURTW was arrested by the police along with 14 other members of the union last Wednesday over various killings in the state.


Sunday Tribune gathered that the woman who sells rice near the motor park, had burst into wild jubilation on hearing from the Yoruba version of newspapers review on Splash FM, an Ibadan-based private radio station, that the NURTW boss and 14 others had been picked up by the police.


The woman, it was further gathered, was equally joined by some of her children and a friend to celebrate the arrest which, according to them, would ease the tension in the ancient city and put paid to the several cases of violence and politically-motivated attacks on some citizens.


An eye witness told the Sunday Tribune that no sooner had the jubilation stopped than the hoodlums swooped on them and beat the woman to a state of coma for openly expressing delight over the plight of the union leader.


It took the intervention of some passers-by and travellers before the woman was finally rescued from the hoodlums who however did not retreat without leaving a warning to deal ruthlessly with anybody that dare celebrate the arrest of Tokyo who, they said, was only being punished for what he knew nothing about.


The incident caused panick among traders within the motor park, most of whom hurriedly closed their shops to escape the wrath of the union members.


The woman was later taken to an undisclosed hospital for medical attention.
http://www.tribune.com.ng/12082007/news/news7.html

What has Nigeria come to. Has anyone found people involved inbeating a 50 year old woman? Is anyone even looking for them

The worst part of it was that Tokyo himself had been released on bail by The Police (order from above), courtesy of Adedibu's connection. What a country