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Comedian and actor, Mr Macaroni has alleged that a policeman threatened to kill him while he was in their custody.
The entertainer who also doubles as an activist said this on Sunday while recounting his experience at the police station.
According to him, one of the police officers said he would have killed him if not that he was popular and people would have asked about him.
He added that other policemen took turns to beat him at Adeniji police station.
On his Twitter page, he wrote: “When I was at Adeniji police station, the police officers took turns to beat me up. They were even calling themselves to come and beat ‘Mr Macaroni’
“They said in my life when next I hear police, I will run! One said if not that people would ask about me, he would have killed me.”
TheNewsGuru recalls that Macaroni alongside 39 others were arrested sometime in February at the Lekki toll gate.
They were arrested by policemen deployed to the Lekki tollgate, ahead of the #OccupyLekkiTollGate and #DefendLagos protests scheduled for February 13, 2021.
In a recent interview, Macaroni stated that he cannot be silenced.
“I have no regrets. Any decision I take would be because I am solely convinced about it. This is me and who I will continue to be. I cannot be silenced. I hate being cheated and I hate it when people around me are being cheated. If the government is not doing well, the least we can do is to lend our voices and call out that government. If they choose to oppress and dehumanise us while doing that, that is their cup of tea. But, we will continue to use our voices and actions to speak against injustice.”
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