Nigerian Man Locked Up, Extorted By SARS Because He Is A Software Developer
A young man has shared his experience with SARS and it’s currently trending after he was arrested because he is a software developer.
After arresting him and taking him to the station, they accused him of being a yahoo yahoo because of his laptop.
They disregarded his Id card that showed he is a student and didn’t allow him to reach out to his relatives. Afterwards, they beat him out and forced him to go withdraw half of the money in his account for them.
Although he is home now, the victim identified as Toni Astro took to Twitter to narrate his experience and the hashtags #EndSars and #Stoprobbingus are currently trending as a form of protest.
Read His Full Story Below:
So yeah ?, SARZ messed up my Saturday and I get to be locked up because I’m a software developer.
A thread.— Toni Astro (@toniastro_) September 28, 2019
I grabbed a bike via one of the bike hailing service in Nigeria from Abiola gardens to Ketu. So I could get a BRT from there home.
— Toni Astro (@toniastro_) September 28, 2019
About getting to ketu, two men in police like uniform stopped the bike, and told me to get down. I immediately did with the mindset that the bike guy did something wrong.
— Toni Astro (@toniastro_) September 28, 2019
They asked for my phone and I unlocked it and gave them. They told the bike guy to end the trip and go. So they gave me my phone to pay the guy from the mobile app. After 20 seconds they said I’m going with them to the station.
And I was like what station?— Toni Astro (@toniastro_) September 28, 2019
Next thing they pointed guns at my leg, telling me to enter another bike they stopped and go with them to their station. I entered and one of the men asked for a million naira and he’d let me go.
— Toni Astro (@toniastro_) September 28, 2019
And I’m like 1 million?? Where would I get that from. I told him I’m no what you think. I’m a software developer at this company. He said everything na yahoo yahoo still. He physically harassed me on the bike still. To every onlooker on the street, I was a criminal or some sort.
— Toni Astro (@toniastro_) September 28, 2019
They collected my bike which contained my laptop, watch charger, phone chargers and office jotters. As soon as they saw the laptop, the other policemen there said you’re the one spoiling the economy. They told me to open it and immediately I did.
— Toni Astro (@toniastro_) September 28, 2019
These guys took off my hoodie, and dragged me to the cell, locked me up with no proof or evidence that I was what they claimed me to be. I asked that I make calls, and they said that would be after I write my statement. One of them came to me and asked that I pay 500k.
— Toni Astro (@toniastro_) September 28, 2019
The beatings continued from about 4 police men, I requested that I called my relatives or anyone and they didn’t let me, One said I’d sleep in that cell till Monday except im ready to confess what I do for a living.
— Toni Astro (@toniastro_) September 28, 2019
I already told them my dad was sick, and I was on my way home to help out . I told them 80% of the money was for dads treatment and the rest for my transport to work everyday. I explained the whole case to them. They said they don’t care about his health. I must pay them.
— Toni Astro (@toniastro_) September 28, 2019
So they started threatening me with guns, and one said we’d take you to kiri kiri tonight. Another said we’d call EFCC .Even after they found no evidence or trace of fraud? They went out to talk after 1 hour of threatening conversations and physical harassment.
— Toni Astro (@toniastro_) September 28, 2019
I left, went straight to the station to get the money. It was late, I couldn’t tell anyone to lend me a phone when I looked all battered. I got to the ATM, I couldn’t even think straight to get the correct pin. I got the money and took the bike back to the station.
— Toni Astro (@toniastro_) September 28, 2019
I packed all my things, collected my watch and left the station at about 6pm. I’m home and safe now, but today still feels like a dream. I was physically harassed for no reason and paying someone or a group of people for no reason out of the money I worked for.
— Toni Astro (@toniastro_) September 28, 2019
I’ve been hearing people’s experiences and most of them complaining about not having an ID card. I had an ID card but they chose not to see it. All they wanted to hear was me accepting their accusation of what I wasn’t.
— Toni Astro (@toniastro_) September 28, 2019
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