Divine Oduduru, a Nigerian athlete, on Wednesday said a policeman threatened to shoot him.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Oduduru, who joggles between the USA and Nigeria, expressed his disappointment with the unprofessionalism shown by a gun-wielding police officer whilst he was in Africa recently.
Although he did not state where exactly in Nigeria he was harassed, the Olympic Games appearer said the discourteous policeman even hit him.
“I wonder how safe I can be coming home to Nigeria. Police telling me that he will shoot and nothing will happen. Even crack his gun and slap me on my chest,” Oduduru wrote on his known Facebook page.
Over the last few years, Nigeria has been rocked by nationwide protests over police brutality.
In October 2020, the youth of Nigeria decided to stand up for their rights and hold a peaceful protest for the government to disband the special unit of the police force called SARS (Special Anti-Robbery Squad). This unit had been known for their harassment, extortion and killing of innocent people. SARS was eventually disbanded.
