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How my celebrity status saved me from police brutality – BBNaija’s Neo
Big Brother Naija: Lockdown star, Emuobonuvie Neo Akpofure, has narrated his horrible experience in the hands of the Nigerian Police Force in Ikeja, Lagos State.
Neo, in a post on his Twitter handle on Friday, said his celebrity status saved him from being extorted.
The 26-year-old explained that he’s shocked that even those that are supposed to defend Nigerians are the ones harassing us.
He wrote: “This Nigeria will never change because even police sef join dey street to obtain you, the same people who are supposed to defend US, now it’s private vehicles with unidentified men wearing natives and police face masks that arrest you. WTH!
“Earlier today. I was in a private vehicle with a Driver heading towards ikeja. I was listening to music and going through my phone. Next thing I noticed 3 uniformed policemen started entering the vehicle.
“They instructed the driver to start following the private car they came in.. I was a bit frightened but was calm.. When I proceeded to tell them who I was. They said I was raising my voice.. and started to threaten me.
“When they recognized me, they decided to let me go saying it’s because of my Profile.. So this is how if I wasn’t NEO they would just start harassing a young person because he is sitting at the back of a private car? What’s really going on in this country.. I’m tired.!!!”
See his Tweet below;
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