Kester Edun, a commercial bus driver who was handcuffed by some policemen to a patrol van and subjected to inhuman treatment for about seven hours in Benin City, Edo State has opened up on his bitter experience.

“I did not have any incriminating thing on the bus. When the passenger was searched, they found an empty pack of cigarettes in his pocket. Later, the boy ran away. I asked them to run after him, but they ignored me. They handcuffed me to the vehicle, adding that I must accept that I was the boy’s accomplice.”

“I told them that I did not know the boy, but they cuffed and dragged me from First (Junction) to Third Junction. The policemen parked and started hitting me and I did not know what happened afterwards because I fainted.”

We gathered that Edun was later taken to a private hospital by the policemen, where he was handcuffed to a hospital bed and later detained in a cell at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for allegedly being a cult member.

He added that: “I am not a cult member. I did not do anything. They should also return my mobile phone and money. I remit N5,000 to the owner of the seized bus every day.”

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A passer-by, Augustine Ogbonmwan who captured the brutality meted out to Edun on his mobile phone was also detained by the police.