A Nigerian man has taken to social media to share his traumatic encounter with police officers who allegedly handcuffed and abducted him on suspicion of being a cultist.
In a series of posts shared on TikTok, the man recounted that the incident happened around 8 p.m. while he was returning from church.
According to him, he was stopped by police officers at TV Road, opposite Baptist High School, and was asked to switch off his car headlights and open his boot.
He said he complied, but things escalated when an officer inside a parked Sienna vehicle began shouting, accusing him of being a cultist.
“I never knew some policemen were hiding in a very dark corner with their Sienna. They just stopped me and shouted at me to switch off my car light and open my boot. I did,” he said.
“Immediately, one of them collected my phone. The officer inside the Sienna was shouting, ‘Access that guy, identify that guy. That guy is a cultist.’ But I kept saying I’m not a cultist.”
Despite presenting his car documents, the officers insisted on accessing his phone to “identify” him.
When he refused, he said they forcefully handcuffed him and threw him into the back of their vehicle.
“I gave them my car papers, they checked it and said I should go, but one insisted, ‘You’re a cultist. Open your phone now. We must identify you.’ I told him he can’t open my phone. They bundled me, put handcuffs on my hand, shoved me in the back seat and held me for up to an hour,” he narrated.
He added that he was not allowed to make any phone calls and was accused of having a secret mission in Benin based on what they was “intelligence.”
“I’m very, very traumatized. I don’t know what to say about what I experienced with the Nigeria Police Force. Should I call them police or kidnappers?” he said.
As the video circulated online, concerned Nigerians flooded the comment section to express outrage and sympathize with the man over the alleged abuse of power.
See some reactions below:
Mama T Worldwide: “that spot is their favourite place oooo next time don’t take that place from 8 to 9 10.”
freshcandy ๐๐ญ๐: “exactly what happened to me 30th of may 2025 at sapele road bypass just the way you said.”
TESSY DIN: “Next time always pick church members 2 to 3 not male totally, maybe 2female and a male that is going your direction because once they see that you’re much they won’t stop you. Thank God you’re safe but next time pick someone going your way Biko๐.”
MBB: “Them no Dey pass that check point incase of next time.”
BazzAutomat: “Same format they use,this happened to me on the 30th of May this year almost the same time at night,within the gra axis o,they will ask u to switch off u headlights which i declined and their team leader was inside their Sienna,long story sha but de jam bad market dat night bc.”
๐๐ป๐ช๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ท๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ปโ๏ธ: “So you’re the only one who’s not aware that you don’t pass through TV road at night ๐ sorry about your experience thoc.”
WONG OF MBANO ๐ณ๏ธโ๐: “please don’t use that road from 8pm…for your safety it is advisable… Na thie**es zone ..Dean of criminals . one day very soon e go over them.. their cup don full already.”
Nieselregen๐๏ธdes gutenLebens: “Does one na thief na , dem don fit collect my money for there.”
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