The management of Lakers County, a popular night club in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, is seeking redress over an attack by men of the Anti - Cultism Unit of the Lagos State Police Command, who allegedly invaded its premises on Sunday and seized from its customers and workers valuables worth several millions of naira .

Closed - circuit television footage provided to report by the club’ s management revealed how the officers perpetuated the act that sent shivers down the spines of the customers and workers on duty at the club at that time .

Some of the customers and workers have yet to recover their belongings, which were seized by the officers during the raid .

A customer of the club, Hassan Adebowale, said he had gone to Lakers County to buy shawarma , when the policemen , who shot into the air , invaded the premises.

The University of Lagos undergraduate said , “My friend and I came to the club to buy shawarma ; we were at the bar waiting for it to be ready when we suddenly heard gunshots. The policemen rushed upstairs , ordered everyone to lie down .

We initially thought they were robbers, because not all of them were in police uniform; it was when we saw some of them in uniform that we realised that they were policemen .

“ While we were on the floor , we were told to submit our phones; as we did that , they also collected chains , car keys , and went to the bar to pack drinks and money . Thereafter, they told us to stand up and tied our clothes together and marched us into the bus they brought for the operation. The police officers in uniform were about 20 , while the ones without uniform were about 10 , with three female officers leading the squad .”

Another customer, Nifemi Solipo, said one of the officers , who allegedly collected her phone during the assault had refused to release it when she visited the Anti - Cultism Unit in the Gbagada area of Lagos despite acknowledging that he collected it .

The make - up artist said , “ The officer searched my purse and brought out my phone and kept it in his pocket . I bought that phone for around N 350, 000. I have been sleeping at the club for two days now because the phone means everything to me . I use the phone to work and to advertise my business , and I will not let go of it .

“ I saw the officer at their station in Gbagada and he confirmed that he collected my phone , but could not provide it when they were told to release what they collected from customers . I know that phone is there but they don’ t want to release it , and I won ’t give up on it .”

The Lakers County’ s barman , Samuel Edeh , who was on duty during the police invasion , said the sales proceeds were taken by one of the police officers who was in mufti .

The 22 - year- old stated, “ We had a lot of customers that day . But when the officers entered the premises and started shooting , I hid under the counter of the bar and hoped that none of the officers would find me , but when one of the officers came into the bar , I was very scared .

“ I saw him packing drinks , phones and other valuables ; he also collected the sales proceeds for the day . The CCTV captured everything. ”

The Chief Executive Officer , Lakers County , Oladimeji Ogunfolaju, who said the raid had cast a dent on the image of the club , stated that he initially thought that the attack was carried out by armed robbers and he informed the officer in charge of the Special Anti - Robbery Squad in Ikorodu and the Divisional Police Officer , Ipakodo Police Station , who mobilised to engage the invaders before their identities were revealed.

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One can’t go to clubs in peace again in this Lagos.

Clubbing now a crime

Police and armed robbers no differ...na d uniform differentiate them�

They are from anti cultism gbagada they always pick boys from the road anyhow and force them to write statements. They go as far as anywhere on the mainland. They can’t go to Island because of big men. They employ danfo buses with the agberos which are used to pick people and bundle them into the boss. As a matter of fact, some of this agberos carry guns and machet. Once it’s 12 they don’t allow anyone bail.

They charge from 50k upwards.Apc don’t care. Police is not your friend. They claim anyone with Tattoos are cultist. Any one with dreads are also cultists. Nobody cares this is their side hustle.