A
group of women has condemned the continued harassment of one Mrs.
Sariyu Folashade Olalude, a young mother of two by men of the Nigeria
Police, Alagbon Close, Victoria Island, Lagos who allegedly forcefully
arrested her and have since kept her in their custody, but was later
released.
Addressing newsmen in Abuja, the group led by human
rights activist Beatrice Bell, accused Folashade's former husband,
Lateef Lawal Adegboyega and his new wife, Elizabeth Ibukunolu anjorin of being behind her ordeals.
The
group while narrating that Folashade has been routinely abused and her
rights violated added that her former husband, Adegboyega absconded
their marriage in 2020 three years after they were married and abandoned
Folashade with their two kids, Lateefat Lawal, born in 2017 and
Khadijat Lawal born in 2020 without performing his fatherly
responsibilities.
It says Adegboyega started living with Elizabeth Ibukunolu anjorin AKA “Liz anjorin” and eventually got married to her.
They
immediately commenced a campaign of calumny against Folashade and her
kids without any provocation. This was also followed by death threats
against Folashade by Adegboyega and his new wife.
Folashade
according to the group lodged a formal complain with the Nigeria Police
and invitation was extended to Adegboyega but he never honoured it.
The group, "lizzy anjorin
and Adegboyega began a campaign of calumny against Folashade and her
children, this was followed by series of death threats on Folashade and
her children, left with no other viable option, Folashade officially
reported Adegboyega and his new wife, lizzy anjorin, to the Police at Zone 2, Onikan, Lagos Island.
"The
police extended several invitations to the duo but being that they are
“Bigmen” and “untouchables”, they treated the police invitation with
utmost contempt and grim, to cut the long story short, Adegboyega never
honored the police invitation and he was never arrested by the police
even though there was a valid complaint against him and lizzy anjorin.
"We wish to add at this juncture that the said Elizabeth Ibukunolu anjorin a few days ago issued a public notice via social media through which she threatened to violently eliminate immediately Sariyu
Folashade Olalude as soon as she locates her residential address. This
threat is not something to be taken lightly, as the state of security in
the county is not at it best right now. "
Beatrice Bello,
alleged that Folashade was kept in custody in solitary confinement and
was been denied access to her lawyers and family members and even food,
up until she was just released.
This is despite the fact that
Adegboyega has filed a suit with with No: FHC/L/CS/1488/22: against Mrs
Sariyu Afolashade Olalude yet he has resorted to the use of the police
to harass and intimidate her.
"Alhaji Adegboyega would at least
maintain status quo, but no, he deployed the police to attack and harass
and intimidate Folashade while his case against her is still pending
before the Federal High Court Lagos.
"It is sad to note that,
the security apparatus of this country which is constitutionally and
institutionally meant to protect the lives and properties of the
citizenry have been hijacked for the private enjoyment of a privileged
few, in the instant case, we dare say a popular few to the detriment and
injury of those whom the classiest considers helpless. We must raise
and condemn this type of action in the strongest terms."
She
therefore called on the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali
Baba, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and other right groups to
come to the aid of Folashade and her kids.
All efforts by our correspondent to reach Adegboyega and his new wife for a comment was unsuccessful. Who be the old mama and new mama for the picture? |
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