Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad continue to paint the Nigeria Police in a bad light after they caught on camera harassing Mavin Records artiste, Dr. Sid, after mistaking him for an internet fraudster.
According to an eyewitness, identified simply as Laide, the SARS officials seized his phone and almost physically assaulted him, but for the intervention of label mate, Reekado Banks and comedian Basketmouth.
Laide said,
“Sars operatives stopped a random vehicle on freedom way, Lekki Phase 1, thinking the driver was a yahoo boy.
After a routine check, they found nothing implicating and resorted to seizing the phone of the driver. Little did they know that this person is Dr Sid. They insulted and attempted to assault him physically.
Thanks to ReekadoBanks and K-Solo, who were there before @basket_mouth who was driving by saw them and stopped to know what was wrong. Then it dawned on the SARS operatives that these guys were not their “yahoo boy customer” Ise baje.
That’s how Dr Sid vex too and started to call. Just imagine that it was an “ordinary ” civilian that was harassed today, baba for don dey cell now.”
