Commercial Driver Berates NSCDC For Shielding Personnel From Persecution

An interstate commercial driver, Taofeeq Arowosaye, who was allegedly brutalised by officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) last week at a check point at the boundary between Rivers and Imo States, has berated the authorities of the State NSCDC command for shielding the accused officers from prosecution. He said such an act was a clear move orchestrated by the command to deny him justice.
Arowosaye stated this yesterday while speaking with crime correspondents in Port Harcourt, adding that the command had denied receiving the petition he sent to the state Commandant which was received and stamped five days after the alleged brutality occurred.
He told journalist that he was brutalised for no just cause by those officers of the NSCDC at the check point, while conveying passengers from Port Harcourt to Asaba.
The injured driver said he immediately put a call to the spokesperson of the Rivers State NSCDC, Olufemi Ayodeji at the scene of the incident, who instructed him to forward his complaints, particulars and details of the incident to him which, he said he complied accordingly.
“I forwarded my petition to the spokesman of the command after the incident and he promised to get back to me and it’s shocking that the same man is denying receiving my petition .To me, he want to shield those officers from facing trial and prosecution”.
“I sent my petition to the Commandant of Rivers State NSCDC, when the Public Relations Officer of the Rivers State Command did not get back to me as promised five days after the incident,” he alleged.
Arowosaye however expressed shock that NSCDC that prides itself as a disciplined organisation will deny receiving his petition with a view to giving him fair hearing and ensure that justice was served on the matter.
He called on the Commandant General of NSCDC to wade into the matter and bring justice to bear to ensure that the matter was not swept under the carpet.

By: Akujobi Amadi