A 34-year-old Emmanuel Joseph has been arrested by the police at Elemoro Division, Ibeju Lekki, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, after he battered a labourer for allegedly refusing to give him a N3,000 bribe. PHOTO: "Soldier" Brutally Batters Man Over N3k BribeAfter investigation by Corporal Raymond Udoeka and his team, it became known that the incident occurred at Hi-Tech yard, Eko Akete, Awoyaya, Ibeju Lekki and the suspect was arrested. A suspected fake soldier was charged before a Tinubu Magistrate’s court, Lagos on a five-count charge of felony to wit, assault occasioning harm, stealing and impersonation. The severely injured victim, James Ihonde, a native of Benin City, Edo State, southsouth Nigeria, who now is at hospital, told the police about what had happened: “I went to Hi-Tech yard to eat in a canteen and I met a man in military uniform with his friend inside the canteen. I requested for food from the owner of the canteen. “Suddenly the man in the military uniform barked at me and said I have no respect for the Nigerian Army and that I was supposed to salute him, a military man, before requesting for food inside the canteen. He later said I must pay him and his colleague the sum of N3,000 as bribe before I could eat food in the canteen. Immediately I replied that he has no right to challenge me inside the canteen, the man and his friend descended on me and beat me with military belt and wood. They stripped me naked and inflicted injuries on my two eyes and parts of my body. They stole my handset, the N4,000 in my pocket and the sum of N6,000 belonging to the owner of the canteen. They later demanded for the sum of N3,000 from me as bribe before they could allow me to go and treat myself. Residents in the area contributed the money and gave it to them before they abandoned me and left the scene.” After the incident, the police officers traced the suspect to a beer parlour and arrested one of them. During interrogation, Emmanuel Joseph, the arrested suspect, confessed to the crime and denied being a military officer. When asked about the military camouflage uniform he was wearing, Joseph said that he wears the uniform to cheat members of the public because he was jobless. “I am not a soldier. I wear the military camouflage to harass and intimidate people and dispossess them of their belongings to survive since I am jobless. I learnt the military tactics when I attended a military secondary school in Akure, Ondo State. I regret my actions,” he allegedly told the police. The offences the suspect committed, said the prosecutor, Supol A. C. Orji, contravened sections 409, 171,285 and 77a of the criminal laws of Lagos State, 2011. The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge and the Magistrate, Mrs. S. K Matepo, admitted him on bail in the sum of N50,000 with two sureties in like sum. The matter was adjourned till 24 September, 2013 for mention, while the defendant was taken to Ikoyi Prisons pending when he will fulfil the bail conditions. http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/photo-soldier-brutally-batters-man-over.html
Posted: at 9-09-2013 04:45 PM (10 years ago) | Newbie
Brutality by the people who are meant to secure the lives of citizens is something that has become a daily routine, the government keep overlooking this issue because they don't care about the citizens. Nobody is held responsible for their actions
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Posted: at 9-09-2013 05:47 PM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero
skyeblues at 9-09-2013 07:18 PM (10 years ago) (m)
the poster should be careful of what they poster your statement said that he is an impostor and you said he is a soldier and for that idiot that comment does he rtead the story ? you are a mad man you better go back to school
Posted: at 9-09-2013 07:18 PM (10 years ago) | Newbie
ochekawu1 at 9-09-2013 07:27 PM (10 years ago) (m)
Quote from: Toks-E on 9-09-2013 05:47 PM
Brutality by the people who are meant to secure the lives of citizens is something that has become a daily routine, the government keep overlooking this issue because they don't care about the citizens. Nobody is held responsible for their actions
Try to read the whole story comprehensively before making comment. You guys will just see a headline and begin to make comment as if its a must to comment on every issue. The man in question was/is not a soldier. He was just a jobless rogue impersonating an army officer to intimidate innocent citizens and extort money from them as a means of livelihood.
Posted: at 9-09-2013 07:27 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
Try to read the whole story comprehensively before making comment. You guys will just see a headline and begin to make comment as if its a must to comment on every issue. The man in question was/is not a soldier. He was just a jobless rogue impersonating an army officer to intimidate innocent citizens and extort money from them as a means of livelihood.
He may have been an impostor, but he learnt the art of demanding bribe and such brutality from the real soldiers! He was intrigued how they get away with it and so decided to don the uniform and try his luck.
Its funny how those who impersonate officers are always apprehended but when the real soldiers commit such crimes they vanish into thin sir!
Posted: at 9-09-2013 07:48 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
He may have been an impostor, but he learnt the art of demanding bribe and such brutality from the real soldiers! He was intrigued how they get away with it and so decided to don the uniform and try his luck.
Its funny how those who impersonate officers are always apprehended but when the real soldiers commit such crimes they vanish into thin air!
Posted: at 9-09-2013 07:49 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
mac-daniel at 9-09-2013 07:51 PM (10 years ago) (m)
please police officer,we dont want you to remaind or jail him.you only allow him to pay for his damage and go for social work like clearing rubish from market,clean public tailet in airport and rebitate him
Posted: at 9-09-2013 07:51 PM (10 years ago) | Newbie
Brutality by the people who are meant to secure the lives of citizens is something that has become a daily routine, the government keep overlooking this issue because they don't care about the citizens. Nobody is held responsible for their actions
who is this goat? Did u read the story at all? @ poster, God will punish u 4 tarnishin d image of d Army, u said fake soldier and u caption it "soldier" idiot
Am too defended to be a victim
Posted: at 9-09-2013 07:56 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
steveoneal at 9-09-2013 08:15 PM (10 years ago) (m)
they called this brutally batters,, hmmm the victim is lucky to have survived this attack, this guy is almost blind,,,, i think attempted murder would do,,
Posted: at 9-09-2013 08:15 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
who is this goat? Did u read the story at all? @ poster, God will punish u 4 tarnishin d image of d Army, u said fake soldier and u caption it "soldier" idiot
Tarnish the image of the army?
The army does not need a hand in being tarnished- the 'real' army officers are doing a good job of that themselves!
Posted: at 9-09-2013 08:18 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
steveoneal at 9-09-2013 08:27 PM (10 years ago) (m)
Quote from: Aniagain on 9-09-2013 07:56 PM
who is this goat? Did u read the story at all? @ poster, God will punish u 4 tarnishin d image of d Army, u said fake soldier and u caption it "soldier" idiot
it is you that God will punish,, punish you and punish your generations to come,, fine, the guy didnt read the passage before commenting but that doesnt give you bloody zombie the gut and audacity to curse him,, just because you are a bloodie soldier,,, i have witnessed where you zombies operated before,, because you are all mannerless,,,, a truck filled with your zombie colleagues was going to the barrack , it just stopped raining the truck splashed a pool of water on a lady trying to get to her place of work in the university where she works,,she just said,, (this isnt fair) ko da bayi ooo , the one of your bastard colleagues heard that , the truck stopped and all the zombies came down beating the woman , kicking her with boot in the stomach, in a pool of dirty stagnant water,,, pulling her with her hair,, untill she was almost dead before they left her,,, so tell me who God will punish between you, your zombies and this pal ( toks),,
Posted: at 9-09-2013 08:27 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
steveoneal at 9-09-2013 08:37 PM (10 years ago) (m)
Quote from: Aniagain on 9-09-2013 07:56 PM
who is this goat? Did u read the story at all? @ poster, God will punish u 4 tarnishin d image of d Army, u said fake soldier and u caption it "soldier" idiot
the force you belong to ,,nigerian amry has no reputation than molesting people all over the place,, thats why the criminal has the gut to put on your colour and start humilliating citizens , calling them bloody civillian,,, ogun lo ma pa e
Posted: at 9-09-2013 08:37 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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