The Lagos State Police Command has summoned some officers who allegedly assaulted a man, Olugbenga Adeleke, after his complaint video went viral on social media on Friday.
The spokesperson for the command, Abimbola Adebisi, told Saturday PUNCH on Friday that the Divisional Police Officer of Ebenezer Police Station, Alagbado/Ojokoro, had been directed to produce the officers on Monday.
Adeleke, who petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, and human rights organisations, alleged that he was assaulted, unlawfully detained and extorted by some policemen attached to the station.
The victim who is a resident of Akera Tide community in the Alakuko/Alagbado area of the state, claimed that he was stopped by some men who were not wearing police uniforms while returning home on September 6, 2026.
He said one of the men hit him in the face before he could establish why he was being stopped, after which he was dragged into a bus and taken to the Ebenezer Police Station, Alagbado/Ojokoro.
Narrating his ordeal in a video obtained by Saturday PUNCH on Friday, Adeleke said he was assaulted again at the station and detained overnight despite repeatedly asking the reason for his arrest.
He alleged that the team leader, whom he identified as “Sheri,” spoke Igbo fluently.
Adeleke said, “When we got to the station, I repeatedly asked what I had done and why I was there. Instead of giving me a clear explanation, I was slapped and beaten again inside the station. Nothing was found on me apart from my phone.
“I was detained overnight and placed in a cell. The following morning, I was brought out and told to sit under a tree within the station. Later, my phone died. I was told it would be charged so that I could call someone to come and ‘bail’ me. I asked, ‘Bail for what? What have I done?’
“I was told that someone should come with money before I would be released. I kept asking what offence I had committed, but I was not given a satisfactory explanation.”
Adeleke further alleged that he sustained a serious injury to his eye during the assault and called for an investigation by the police authorities.
“Why did I have to suffer this injury without being given a clear explanation of what I had done? I am calling on the Nigeria Police Force, Lagos State Police Command, the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, human rights organisations and other relevant authorities to urgently investigate this matter.
“I am asking that the identities of the officers/persons involved be established, CCTV or other available evidence be preserved, witnesses be interviewed, and appropriate action be taken against anyone found to have acted unlawfully,” he added.
He also claimed that some other people were brought to the station while he was there, alleging that they were extorted by the police.
When contacted for comment on the incident on Friday, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi, said the command had commenced an investigation into the matter.
“The Command has seen the circulating video. The Complaint Response Unit has reached out to the complainant, who has been invited but is yet to respond.
“Meanwhile, the Command has commenced investigation, and the DPO has been directed to bring the officers involved before the CP. Both parties are expected at the Command on Monday, 14th September 2026, for further investigation,” she said.
Some netizens who commented on Adeleke’s video on TikTok described the police station as notorious for brutalisation and extortion.
A user, Oyeniyi Samson, wrote: “Oluwasola: Ebenezer Police station, people are too complaining this police station at Ijokoro (sic). The police station ‘do’ the same thing for me. One of ‘there’ Aja shoot teargas for my head two years ago with the same Sheri (sic).”
Another user, Koya Adebowale, wrote: “Ebenezer police officers are so notorious. That was how they told me they will shoot me if I don’t drive and follow them to the station some years ago. Funny thing is that I parked at Jankara to fix my car o.”
Commenting on the development, a human rights lawyer, Festus Ogun, called for the arrest and prosecution of anyone found responsible for the physical assault on the man.
Ogun, who spoke with our correspondent on Friday, described the alleged conduct of the policemen as a violation of the victim’s fundamental rights.
“That is an egregious act which violates the provisions of the Constitution. Section 34 of the Constitution guarantees the right to the dignity of the human person, and that right ought not to be violated in such a reckless manner.
“Aside from that, this kind of jungle justice is also a crime. It is not acceptable in a democratic society.
“I believe that those who perpetrated the said act ought to be arrested and prosecuted, not just because of the victim, but because our society needs to correct that kind of narrative,” he said.
The incident comes against the backdrop of continuing concerns over police brutality, abuse of office and accountability in Nigeria.
The National Human Rights Commission reported that complaints relating to law-enforcement abuses were among the dominant human rights complaints recorded in 2025.
Its June 2025 dashboard, for instance, said more than 358,000 complaints relating to law-enforcement abuses were recorded between January and June.
Similarly, Amnesty International said in its February 2026 report that the police Anti-Kidnapping Unit known as Tiger Base in Imo State was involved in torture, unlawful detention, extortion and extrajudicial killings.
The situation has continued to fuel calls for stronger accountability mechanisms within the force.