Anambra Lawmaker In Shouting Match With Policemen Over Mass Arrest Of Youths, Seizure Of Phones
Anambra Lawmaker In Shouting Match With Policemen Over Mass Arrest Of Youths, Seizure Of Phones
In a video obtained by SaharaReporters, the lawmaker was seen confronting security operatives after discovering that several young men had been loaded into a bus and their mobile phones allegedly confiscated.
Amember of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Bernard Udemezue, who represents Ayamelum Constituency, has been dragged by police operatives following a confrontation over the arrest of several young men whose mobile phones were reportedly seized in the state.
In a video obtained by SaharaReporters, the lawmaker was seen confronting security operatives after discovering that several young men had been loaded into a bus and their mobile phones allegedly confiscated.
Udemezue, who was dressed in a black shirt and black trousers with a brown face cap, was seen questioning the operatives over the circumstances surrounding the arrest of the young men and the seizure of their phones.
The situation escalated as one of the police officers was seen grabbing and dragging the lawmaker by his trousers while other operatives attempted to justify their actions, claiming that the young men were suspected cultists.
However, the lawmaker challenged the officers’ explanation, questioning why they had seized the young men’s mobile phones in the course of the operation.
Udemezue accused the security operatives of arresting the young men without providing any justification and confiscating their personal belongings.
He maintained that the seizure of mobile phones was not part of the operatives’ lawful duties at the particular location where the incident occurred.
The police operatives, on their part, accused the lawmaker of obstructing them while carrying out their duties, insisting that the young men were suspected cultists.
