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By Okechukwu Onuegbu

The Anambra State police command, Wednesday, agreed to investigate alleged assault and humiliation meted on young players and ex-Super Falcons striker, Maureen Madu.

Police officers from Anti Cult Unit, Zone 13, Ukpo had on October 19th, 2024 invaded Madu's Football Academy at Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area, brutalised her and team players, who included young girls and boys.

Madu and other victims of the unfortunate incidents were at the Anambra Police command at Amawbia to incident the report and were assured of the police readiness to investigate and bring culprits to book.

The four world cup and two Olympics football Amazon was not only beaten together with her players but had their phones destroyed after which they were later bundled into the security vehicle in handcuffs to sleep and slept in the cel without investigating the petition nor making the man to substantiate his allegations against her.

Madu had called on the Police Inspector General, Kayode Egbetokun to investigate the case and bring the culprit to book.

She alleged that one Mr Uchenna Onyekwunife registered his daughter for summer football coaching in her Academy in June this year and abandoned her in the camp for four months without visiting or paying upkeep only to send an unknown cab man to come pick her up.

She said she refused to release the girl to the cab man because she said she did not know her.

“It was later they showed me a petition signed by one B.B.M. Maduekwe Esq dated Oct. 7, 2024 entitled a case of “Armed Gangsterism, Cultism. Attempt Murder Child Trafficking And Threat To Life” against Maureen Madu. How can a man who registered his daughter in my football academy on his own, gave me custody of the child and sent money for underwear and sanitary pads tell Police that his child has been kidnapped.

“The Police, without carrying out any investigation or asking for my response, just invaded my academy led by the man who is owing to beat up everybody on site, seized and smashed their phones and arrested me in handcuffs. I am demanding that Ayuba Ahmadu, the Officer in Charge of Anti Cult Unit Ukpo annex and the SP Sunday Aleke, be investigated for such abuse of power and unprofessional handling of a case.

“The sad thing is that the man goes about boasting that nothing will happen because he has the AIG Zone 13 in his pocket. I am calling on IGP Kayode Egbetokun to handle this matter, the Police should not be an institution for the oppression of Nigeria masses, not me who served this country with all my youthfulness and is currently supporting youth players,” she said.

Already, the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has joined the call for the dispassionate investigation of the matter by IGP, insisting that on no account should security men invade or manhandle award winning sports icon of repute.

Beat up our national hero?

Like, makes zero sense! Beat up someone that represented green white green in World Cup and Olympics. Are this guys mentally okay?

First to comment. It feels so good at the top of the comment section

Mr Tpain please pity for us. Police down, army down , navy down, judiciary down, Inec down, inflation up, house rent, up salary down infact democracy is down

Police is your friend

This country is built to kill her citizens and each institution is trying to out do the other.

Wetin dey worry 9ja police

Assault !

Those who are supposed to uphold the law are the ones breaking the law...lol

This is Nigeria!!

Btw, Op, is she the owner of those six phones?

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Madu is a national hero that should not only b celebrated but also protected. This here is one of the reasons most of her colleagues are based outside.

Madu's only crime was coming back to give back to the society. She could have decided to stay abroad and run a coaching course and bag a coaching license or venture into another business abroad, but she came back only to b assaulted by her own people. It's a shame.

Police needs to be disbanded and recruitment restarted afresh again

this country and anyhowness. police just dey over do.

VDM, over to you!

Nawa o.

Na so Olokpa dey do.....Thank goodness dem no open fire on them,e no dey hard those devils on black...

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Nigerian Police are so Usele.ss. They don't have self pity and self respect. I know there are few good ones but the bad ones are more.

Ok

What kind of oppressors do we have in this country.
I just read that a bloody ordinary civilian arranged with the Nigerian police and organized them to beat up one of our most celebrated sportswomen who has made a name and contributed immensely towards the development sports of the country. They even assaulted teenage footballers. This is disgraceful.

op change the title to the federal government criminal attacked the national hero with her players

People that needs to be beaten they won't beat nonsense police, Army own bi say; where they should mount checkpoints they won't, they'll leave the north and come over to Abia State where nothing absolutely nothing is happening...😅🤣🤣🤣🤣 Nasty government, nasty military, nasty foreign borrowed law.🤭🤣🤣🤣

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Somebody reported this news two days ago. I remember commenting on it. That thread still lives somewhere. Nairaland mago mago, sha. That person deserves his hard work to grace front page instead of this.

No be police fault
dem think say she be man
I agree with feminists on equal everything
dem for comot her teeth lock her for 5 days
let all experience what men experience everyday and make no noise about
After all na Bitter Agulu State

She is not just an ex super falcon, she captained the team too

Our security men always behaving like thugs. Yesterday it was an army general beating a man and his fiance.

The labour of our heroes past, should never be in vain..

Imagine what they are doing to a former Captain of the National Team..

#Shithole

Nigeria Police and gragra!

Damnnn. The type of things that happen in Nigeria ehn. It is well

I dedicate the movie animals with guns by Nigeria to the police force.. Always an interesting movie to watch

Vintage9999:
She is not just an ex super falcon, she captained the team too

really