Yoruba actor Demola Olatunji has been charged to court for confronting a police officer who slapped his Personal Assistant in the Abule Egba area of Lagos State.
Recall that the actor had taken to social media to expose a police officer who slapped his P.A also tried to seize his phone when he tried to record the incident.
According to him, trouble started when he asked the police officers to allow a guy whose bike they seized, to ride it.
However, filmmaker and actor, Lanre Adediwura has revealed that Demola Olatunji has been arraigned in court on charges of “public incitement and assaulting police officers” came after he disclosed that he is being held at Area P police division.
In a post on social media, Lanre Adediwura confirmed that Damola was taken to Ogba Magistrate court after being “kept in police custody for standing against police intimidation.”
The filmmaker wrote thus; ‘‘I can’t imagine Damola Olatunji @damolaolatunji had been in police custody since yesterday only for standing against police intimidation. He is currently being taken to Ogba Magistrate court.
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‘‘Please well-meaning Nigerians, we need you to get this to the appropriate quarter.
While sharing a video of Damola in court, Lanre added; ‘‘All we are asking for is freedom for @damolaolatunji.
‘‘He was only defending a fellow Nigerian Citizen against possible humiliation. He is not a trouble maker as record has it.
‘‘His only offence was standing for a Nigerian,’’ he added.
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