Baba Fryo to sue police over assault
Thursday, August 23, 2012Omoba
Friday Igwe aka Baba Fryo, has threatened to sue
the Nigeria Police Force, following an alleged brutality on his person by
members of the force. The musician spoke from the hospital, where he is
being treated for injuries sustained, said the incident happened around Iyana
Ishasi, a suburb of Lagos some days ago.
According to him, he saw the law enforcement agents
manhandling two ladies and he decided to intervene. Fryo said the young ladies
had refused to follow two of the policemen to an unknown destination. After
this, the man went to get more of their colleagues, who resorted into force and
pounced on the girls.
Fryo said he heard the commotion from his friend's
hotel room and he went to the scene to intervene. He stated that he tried to plead with the seven
policemen on behalf of the girls to stop the beating, but instead, one of them
turned to him and slapped him. Four others joined in beating him, leaving him
with fractures.
He said when he reported the matter to the DPO of a
nearby police station, all he was sympathise with him. Fryo said he was taken
aback when no mention was made of who would bear the cost of his treatment.
He vowed that he would sue the police if nothing
was done about the matter, stressing that a scan had confirmed that he
sustained a fracture in one of his legs.
Baba Fryo rose to fame in the late 90's with a
couple of hit tracks which include Dem Go Dey Pose
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