The Office of Public Defender in the Lagos State
Ministry of Justice, has promised to provide free legal service to Mr.
Gbolahan Olayinka, the man allegedly brutalised by men of the Federal
Road Safety Corps.
A ranking official of the OPD, who craved anonymity, said
this on the phone on Wednesday.
The official said, “We are ready to defend him if he
does not have a lawyer to represent him. This is an issue bordering on
fundamental human rights.
“We will invite the victim to our office. If we find
out he does not have a lawyer to represent him, we will take up the
matter.”
Olayinka on Tuesday accused men of the FRSC, Oshodi
Unit, Lagos State, of tying him to a telecommunication mast and
brutalising him for allegedly obstructing other motorists.
He had gone to buy fuel for his official car when one
of the three FRSC men at the scene thereafter attempted to deflate his
tyre, an act he tried to restrain leading to his being beaten to a pulp.
Lagos State Sector Commander, FRSC, Mr. Nseobong Akpabio, had already set up a disciplinary committee to investigate the matter.
Expectedly, the incident has generated a lot of comments from online readers, condemning the brutality.
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