Mr Ogbankwa, who is also the Director of Strategic Communications of African Bar Association, narrated his ordeal which he said left him in a lingering fear for his life, in a thread of tweets he shared via his X handle on Tuesday.
Mr Ogbankwa said his insistence to join his client in writing his statement drew the anger of the Principal Staff Officer , Operations and Intelligence of the agency. “I informed him that being assertive is not a crime, but a right as we are in a free society,” he stated.The lawyer said the official’s reaction afterwards was to land a slap on his face, followed by a flood of over seven slaps from other officers who swooped on him on their boss’ order.
The commentators included Rinu Oduala, a human rights activist, who played prominent roles in the October 2020 anti-police brutality #EndSARS protest.A human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, also wrote: “Animals masquerading as law enforcement agents”, a comment that also attracted a reply of Dr. Effiong John, who blamed Nigerian courts for giving judgements that allegedly validated acts of impunity.
“They act like this because they know no one will hold them accountable. Even if you sue them, judiciary is not all independent like that,” the comment read in part, adding that media houses that were also meant to escalate the issues “and force their hand will rather keep mute and follow trends.”
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