We were appalled by the viral 2014 video of some military cadets brutalizing an unarmed Nigerian in Abuja. Now, finally, the man in the video, Amari Sunday has come out to speak on television.
Amari Sunday, the young man who was tortured for telling a female cadet officer that she is beautiful, has explained his own side of the story.
Sunday claimed that he was forced to compliment the female officer who led the assault.
In the video, which has been attracting criticisms from the general public, the officer was seen slapping Sunday repeatedly for saying she is beautiful.
“Am I beautiful? How beautiful am I? Bastard! Idiot! Describe me, am I not like Beyonce? He said I’m beautiful, am I Angelina Jolie,” she had while landing defensless slaps on the civilian.
Speaking on Sunrise Daily, a breakfast programme on Channels Television, Sunday appealed to the army authorities to take necessary action.
He also revealed the location of the video as Abuja, contrary to the claim of the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) that it happened in Lagos.
Sunday, who disclosed that it happened on December 31, 2014, demanded for justice.
“We were attached to some police men and army officers, because of some terrorists that come around the area, so I thought maybe they (the cadets) were deployed to come around in case of any problem not knowing they had their own personal intention of coming,” he said.
“They came while I was at the reception; they passed by my right and they were beating one boy there. I couldn’t talk. One of them then said I should come. He gave me five seconds to come and meet him and he was in a far distance.
“He said they gave me the first opportunity of five seconds and I failed, three seconds and I also failed. So, before I could say sorry, they slapped me.
“I said ‘Sorry, please, can I identify myself?’ They said ‘what phyuking identification?’ I said ‘please I work here, I am also a federal government staff’. They said it didn’t mean. How will I identify myself? They beat me again.
“So, when they began to slap me, the second lady also joined; they were two, so the two of them continued slapping me.
“She said she asked me a question and I couldn’t answer. And the question was: why did I fail to meet the other guy that called me within five seconds. And I said the distance was far and before I could run to him, the five seconds had gone. And he also sent me to come within three seconds and I couldn’t meet him. She now said I talked too much and slapped me again.
“I said sorry, she said she was talking to me and I was looking at the ground, that couldn’t I look at her? As I was looking at her, she slapped me again, I bent down and she said she was talking to me and I couldn’t look at her face.
“And then I started looking at her, she slapped me and she asked why I was looking at an army officer, that I should tell her whether she was beautiful or ugly. And she started looking at me. She said I should talk, so when I refused to talk, she slapped me again and I said ‘you are beautiful’.
“Then they said I admired army officer in uniform; they said I had committed an offence. How could I admire army officer in uniform? The other guy came around and started beating me from back like you saw it in the video.”
Meanwhile, the army authorities have vowed to dig deep into the matter and bring those behind the dastardly act to book.
“The attention of The Nigerian Defence Academy has been drawn to a trending video showing cadets beating some persons. Please note that NDA is investigating the incident. Preliminary investigation has confirmed the incident to have occurred in 2014 somewhere in Lagos while the cadets were on break,” a statement from DHQ said.
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Posted: at 8-02-2016 10:03 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
emma4love3 at 8-02-2016 10:32 PM (8 years ago) (m)
gogoman nah wao for u....na the shirt and trouser u just pick.....well na make e colaborate with the video...meanwhile army DHQ lied say nah 2014 and it was 2015.....well make the guy sue them for 500m.... wats that.... cadet wey never pass out.... dey misbehave.....ugly bitches..... who dey even admire uniform people... self....
Posted: at 8-02-2016 10:32 PM (8 years ago) | Hero
awobaba1963 at 8-02-2016 10:58 PM (8 years ago) (m)
It's important to talk with some sense of knowing right from wrong. We are talking about Man's inhumanity to Man are some people are talking about putting on same dress. Who cares about dress. Let's all call these Soldiers what they and put them where they belong. These are animals in human skin. worst still is a lady who should be looked at as a Mother is even the chairman of this barbaric behaviour
Posted: at 8-02-2016 10:58 PM (8 years ago) | Newbie
Those cadet officers should be ashamed of thier actiions, clearly they think like animals, they have no standard, no respect for basic human rights, they should be penalised appropriately.
Posted: at 8-02-2016 11:08 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
The guy did good they said it's wrong that he should do the other way, and when he eventually did the one they asked him to do, they label it the worsted sin. I feel like putting a bullet in the head if those solders around me now. Boiling up.
Posted: at 8-02-2016 11:59 PM (8 years ago) | Hero
BournIdentity at 9-02-2016 12:01 AM (8 years ago) (m)
Quote from: christian eze on 8-02-2016 11:38 PM
this can not happen in my great united state of biafrans
I beg na which location una dey reside cos e b like say una don occupy d canal wey even get extension, nw una few wey survive na yaba left dem pack all of una put abi?
Posted: at 9-02-2016 12:01 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
shaddybaby at 9-02-2016 12:30 AM (8 years ago) (f)
Butter no b for monkeys, u? beyounce? So una sef know international stars? no b shekau, bomb, blow, die suppose dey ring for ur brain? Ewu potatoe head
Posted: at 9-02-2016 12:30 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
Powerfulify at 9-02-2016 01:13 AM (8 years ago) (m)
I believe those idiots are still single, looking for a man that will marry them and keep in his house, as they punished those guys , no man will ever come their way and they will never go unpunished.
Posted: at 9-02-2016 01:13 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Morriscool at 9-02-2016 01:31 AM (8 years ago) (m)
putting same shirt and trouser is to clearly indicate he was the one.. meanwhile NDA should caution all the cadet and impose going to prison if anyone is caught on same act.
Posted: at 9-02-2016 01:31 AM (8 years ago) | Newbie
bright1love at 9-02-2016 02:42 AM (8 years ago) (m)
Quote from: mr gogo on 8-02-2016 10:07 PM
mad boy, how come he was putting on the same shirt and trouser mmm
NOW I KNOW YOU THINK FROM YOUR ANUS GOGOMAN LIKE YOUR STUPID PEADOPHILE AND RAPIST PRESIDENT..I WILL MAKE SURE YOU GET SACKED FROM THAT CYBER CAFE YOU ARE WORKING ZOMBIE..HE PUT ON THE SAME SHIRT SO THAT ANIMALS LIKE YOU WONT SAY ITS PROPAGANDA USELESS MONEKY FROM THE ZOO CALLED NIGERIA
Posted: at 9-02-2016 02:42 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming