Ministry Of Justice Lawyer Allegedly Assaults Abuja Resident During Estate Security Check

Olajide, who used to be reportedly focused on the altercation, has now deployed law enforcement officers from the Apo division to arrest and price Mr. Edwin to court for alleged “obstruction from coming out of his dwelling.”

Mr. Edwin Pius, a resident of Centage Estate in Abuja, has cried out for lend a hand after being allegedly assaulted by Sikiru Abdulkadir Olajide, a senior lawyer on the Federal Ministry of Justice. 

The incident occurred on July 2, 2024, when a security guard on the estate gate requested to search Edwin’ automotive boot as section of routine security measures, mad by the present roar within the federal capital territory.

Olajide, who used to be reportedly focused on the altercation, has now deployed law enforcement officers from the Apo division to arrest and price Mr. Edwin to court for alleged “obstruction from coming out of his dwelling.”

Edwin, who is currently in health heart mattress receiving therapy over some medical challenges he had, instructed SaharaReporters on Friday, that the Investigation Police Officer (IPO), one Inspector Hajara Eloyi, had called him within the morning to advance abet to the placement for arraignment, claiming that the lawyer asked them to price him to court for obstructing him from going to his dwelling.

Noting that despite the video proof of Olajide’s assault on him which the police are currently in possession of, the lawyer has been the use of the title of the FCT Police Commissioner, Mr Benneth Igweh, who he claimed is his friend to threaten him, vowing to make use of the police to send him to detention heart.

A video clip of the incident on the estate gate the build Edwin intervened as the estate security secretary to steer Olajide from harassing the estate security guards seen by SaharaReporters, showed the lawyer slapping and pushing him. 

The lawyer used to be additionally seen within the video bragging that he used to be a landlord on the estate and owner of three houses, and as a result of this truth, would perhaps well not follow the estate security tips.

Nonetheless narrating the incident to SaharaReporters, Edwin talked about: “On the 2nd of July 2024 about 11am while I was having assembly with the estate security guard’s management end to the estate gate, I noticed that there used to be chaos on the estate entrance gate and suddenly I excused myself from the assembly to understand what the downside is.

“On getting there, I noticed that one Mr Sikiru Abdulkadir Olajide who happens to be a resident member in Centage Estate used to be shouting on the protection guards calling them names and threatening to beat them up. After I greeted him and enquired to understand what the downside is, he turned to me and additionally started raining insults on me and asked why would the guards question him to beginning out his automotive trunk to be checked when he’s a landlord that owns three houses within the talked about estate.

“I reminded him that I’m the Estate Security Secretary and that the directive used to be from the Estate EXCO as a result of the insecurity that we’re consistently confronted within the Estate. He used to be bent on not opening his automotive trunk on the floor that he’s a landlord, owner of three houses within the talked about estate. Whereas I was composed pleading with him to conform with the directive, as diversified residents had been complying he resulted to assaulting me by poking his automotive key to my face. As if that used to be not enough he saved hitting me on my chest and additionally slapped me, threatening that he’ll take care of me and no person will stand for me. 

“He talked about that I’m a bastard and he’ll use the FCT commissioner of police who happens to be his direction mate at MNI. Whereas all this used to be going some upright appealing folk that witnessed what used to be going down recorded the incident and afterwards. The made the video within the market to me when he dragged me to the Apo Police Division.

“I later reported the subject to the Estate Chairman and the Board of Trustees (BOT) Chairman and additionally despatched copies of the video to them. They suggested me to wait and see while they reach out to Olajide. Later that night time about 10:22 p.m, I got a mobile phone call from DCO Apo police division asking me to advance abet to the placement on the invitation of the DPO on the third of July by 11 a.m. The DCO instructed that the reason of the invitation used to be because one Mr Sikiru Abdulkadir Olajide came to the placement to hotel a whinge against me.”

By 11 a.m on July 3, 2024, Edwin talked about, he went to the police location as invited in company of Centage Estate Chairman, a member of the BOT and one among the estate residents, who happens to be a landlord adore Olajide. 

He talked about that he made assertion as police ordered him to live. “I additionally gave the Divisional Crime Officer (DCO), IPO and diversified folk that accompanied met to the police location the video of the incident to understand. Mr Sikiru Abdulkadir Olajide used to be there on the DCO’s roar of industrial when I presented the video to the police officers to understand. 

“After staring on the video the DCO asked him (Olajide) what does he has to dispute. He instructed the police that he desires to inch to court, that he’s a lawyer for 22 years and an MNI. No subject assaulting me he instructed the police that he’ll educate me a lesson for embarrassing him as a judicial officer,” Edwin defined.

Edwin says he has a video proof that will exonerate him and calls on the authorities to intervene. 

When SaharaReporters reached out to Olajide, he popular assaulting and threatening Mr Edwin, but maintained that one thing led him to live what he did. 

Olajide talked about: “I will adore you to, I don’t roar my contain case to the press. I would perhaps well adore you to live your investigation and win out the truth from the Estate. Moreover that if he has talked about anything against me I will reserve my comment till we win to the court of law. So, if you occur to adore inch ahead and put up anything you desire to hold to put up, but I insisted that I rely upon the court of law to win to the root of the subject. You stamp? You are a journalist you would composed live your investigation independently.”

Requested concerning the video displaying the build he used to be slapping Mr Edwin, and even threatening to make use of the police to handle him; that the FCT Commissioner of Police is his friend and mate on the MNI, he talked about “Yes, I didn’t roar it, I’m not denying it. I composed stand on my correct, there would perhaps well composed be a reason for me doing that. Nonetheless you noticed a video the build I talked about that is your second time?”

Requested concerning the build he used to be boasting that he has three houses within the estate, he talked about “Undoubtedly it’s miles my dwelling. I’m able to not roar it.” On the build he insisted that he would not arena his automotive for security test, he talked about “yes”. You didn’t hear when I talked about that is there any determination to that contain? Did we put up on the platform that we would perhaps well composed be opening our automotive boots sooner than we advance in or inch out? You didn’t hear I instructed him that understand I know my correct in this estate, I’m a stakeholder. Please live your investigation and rob it out.”

On the artificial hand, SaharaReporters efforts to reach the FCT Police Public Family Officer, Josephine Adeh, had been unsuccessful. 

In the intervening time, Edwin fears being remanded in detention heart custody and he’s searching for lend a hand within the face of the injustice.