A Nigerian man, identified as Idowu Oluwatosin Olakunle, has said he was harassed and jailed by some policemen because he looked like a girl in Lagos State.

The victim whose profile states that he is a hair stylist said that he was on his way to style a client at Ogudu when the policemen stopped him at Ojota.

Olakunle said, “they asked for my ID card I showed them, then he said I looked like a girl in my ID and that was how they started yelling and calling me names”.

He further said that they accused him of looking like a gay, being too slim and that he is a witch.

Olakunle said he was locked up for seven hours and told to pay a sum of N5,000 before he would be released. The incident happened on Monday, May 28, 2018.

In a series of post on the victim’s Instagram page, he narrated his ordeal and shared photos and videos.

He wrote,

“So this morning by 9am, I was on my way to style someone at Ogudu, I entered a public transport and was stopped by a guy at Ojota who asked me to introduce myself I asked why he said his police.

“They asked for my ID card I showed them, then he said I looked like a girl in my ID and that was how they started yelling and calling me names, then they took me and put me in their bus, took me all the way from Ojota to IWAYA POLICE POST.

“Then I asked what my offence was, they said I look like GAY, INDECENT ACT and I’m too SLIM that I’m a witch and I’m looking derain in nature .

“I was locked up from 9am – 4pm before they release me I was told to pay a sum of 5,000 naira. Please since when did been slim become an offence in LAGOS. I was unjustly maltreated today by the POLICE and I demand justice.”

See his posts:

So this morning by 9am, I was on my way to style someone at Ogudu, I entered a public transport and was stopped by a guy at Ojota who asked me to introduced myself I asked why he said his police, they asked for my ID card I showed them, then he said I looked like a girl in my ID and that was how they started yelling and calling me names, then they took me and put me in their bus, took me all the way from Ojota to IWAYA POLICE POST then I asked what my offence was, they said I look like GAY, INDECENT ACT and I’m too SLIM that I’m a witch and I’m looking derain in nature . I was locked up from 9am – 4pm before they release me I was told to pay a sum of 5,000 naira. Please since when did been slim become an offence in LAGOS. I was unjustly maltreated today by the POLICE and I demand justice. ? ? @fotoplagiarist @onobello @seyiitaylor @taylorliveng @Africanlolz @tundeednut @afrocreativetv #highdtosin #tl @thenetng @savageresponses @shawttynatt @laughnigeria @lindaikeji @james_atuma @pinkberrybloom @theaxisng @ijeomadaisy @calabar_chic

A post shared by Idowu Oluwatosin Olakunle (@highdtosin) on May 28, 2018 at 2:47pm PDT

THE MAN THAT ARRESTED ME… So this morning by 9am, I was on my way to style someone at Ogudu, I entered a public transport and was stopped by a guy at Ojota who asked me to introduced myself I asked why he said his police, they asked for my ID card I showed them, then he said I look like a girl and that was it they started yelling and calling me names then they took me and put me in their bus, took me all the way from Ojota to IWAYA POLICE POST then I asked what my offence was, they said I look like GAY, INDECENT ACT and I’m too SLIM. I was locked up from 9am – 4pm before they release me. Please since when did been slim become an offence in LAGOS. I was unjustly maltreated today by the POLICE and I demand justice. ? ? @fotoplagiarist @onobello @seyiitaylor @taylorliveng @Africanlolz @tundeednut @afrocreativetv #highdtosin #tl @thenetng @savageresponses @shawttynatt @laughnigeria @lindaikeji @james_atuma @pinkberrybloom @theaxisng

A post shared by Idowu Oluwatosin Olakunle (@highdtosin) on May 28, 2018 at 2:54pm PDT