Yinka Badmus, a 24-year-old photojournalist with Talk Village International, has been arrested and remanded in Ikoyi Prison, over his dreadlocks, which some policemen felt made him look like a cultist.

Badmus, who had just bagged a scholarship, was arrested for committing no crime by policemen attached to the Lagos State Police Command Anti-Cultism Unit.

His boss, Stephen Oguntoyinbo, said he received disturbing phone calls from prison warders, urging him to ensure Badmus, who is now critically ill, was granted bail and taken to hospital to ensure he did not die.

He explained that Badmus was arrested on December 31, 2018, while eating noodles at Pedro Bus Stop, Gbagada, where he lives. It was learnt that after he was detained, the policemen refused to allow him to contact anyone.

While he was in detention, trying to convince the policemen that he was not a cultist, friends and family had become frantic with worry, searching for him. Badmus’ whereabouts was eventually known after a detainee, who was granted bail, contacted one of Badmus’ relatives.

He had already spent three days in police detention, contravening the stipulated instruction that every suspect must be charged within 24 hours. Oguntoyinbo said: “After days in detention, Yinka was able to send a message to a close relative on January 3.

He was found at the station. The information given by the police was that he was arrested because of his hairstyle. I was asked to come to Gbagada Police Station on January 4, to bail him and see the officer in charge of his case.”

The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Chike Oti, confirmed Badmus’ arrest. “Badmus was arrested along with others for unlawful gathering. They were arrested with a bag of Indian hemp,” he said.

See more: https://zenithnaija.com/journalist-arrested-and-remanded-in-ikoyi-prison-for-wearing-dreadlock/

Hmmm

choi ftc

Welcome to Nigeria!

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1megastar:
choi ftc

Eyaaa

Hmmm first to comment for the first t8me

So in our constitutions now Dreadlock is forbidden

WTF

Useless country


Nigeria's problem is Bigger than
One president, let try 2 presidents.. Atiku for morning duty and buhari for night duty

Hmm

He voted for Buhari abi?
Freedom ended when Jonathan lost the election.
All hail the tyrany that will be unleashed if Buhari wins next month.

Zoo

1megastar:
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who dash you

It's not because of only dreadlocks? There are other reasons behind that.



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Naija my country

The most incompetent institution in Nigeria is the Nigerian police

The most corrupt is the Nigerian Judiciary

Nigeria is the most lawless place in the world

and one useless minister ask Nigerians leaving abroad to come back to shithole

Imagine.....naija police don come again oooo

Criminals in uniforms

He was looking like a mad man with his unkempt locks. So they have to take him out of the street. They should shave the stupid dread before they release him

NPF sha
Chasing shadows instead of combating serious crimes
How can someone's personal apperance be an issue ffs?
Smh

Nigeria police and rubbish intelligence. My young cousin travelled home to Akwa ibom during the yuletide carrying afro-punk hair style. He was arrested on suspicion of being a yahoo boy. I was like WTF

S

"Unlawful gathering"
Naija which way?

hnmmmmm , naija my country

Police are kidnappers