An operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Benin Zonal office, identified as Abifade Tunji, has allegedly ordered suspected yahoo boys loyal to him to beat up a cab driver, Uyi Daniel, in Benin City, Edo State.
It was gathered that trouble started on 15th of January 2022, when the victim around 8:30pm who was driving on his Audi 80 along Ihama Road, GRA by Royal Marble Hotel, was batched from behind by an occupant of a white Toyota Venza, causing Uyi’s back windscreen to shatter.
It was gathered that the front bumper of the Venza was damaged resulting into a slap on the face of the cab driver, Mr. Daniel by the anti-graft agent who was miffed by his own error.
Uyi, in a viral video on handcuff, disclosed that he took to his heels from being killed following the beaten he received before he was purportedly forced into Tunji’s car to his residence and was handcuffed against the burglary where he slept till the morning of 16th January 2022.
Efforts to reach the EFCC Operative for his side of the story proved abortive.
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At the time of this report, WhatsApp message sent to the EFCC spokesperson, Mr. Wilson Uwajaren, was not replied.
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EFCC BENIN ZONAL OFFICIAL ABIFADE TUNJI ABDUCTED, TORTURED AND DEHUMANISED CAB DRIVER IN BENIN-CITY.
Uyi Daniel who is a cab driver in Benin metropolis, on the 15th of January 2022 around 8:30pm in the evening was driving along Ihama Road, GRA by Royal Marble Hotel suddenly a white Toyota Venza hit his Audi 80 car from behind which caused Uyi’s back windscreen shattered.
The Toyota Venza front bumper was also affected by the accident, and damaged. Uyi alighted from his vehicle (Audi 80) to see the level of damage as well as the owner of the White Toyota Venza. On seeing the damage on his Toyota Venza Mr. Abifade gave Mr Uyi a sounding slap on his face as narrated by Uyi.
Mr Abifade ordered some suspected ‘yahoo boys’ who were present within the vicinity to beat up Mr Uyi not knowing Mr Abifade’s house was close by. Uyi was abducted, tortured and dehumanised by Mr Abifade’s and his friends who seem to be very loyal to him (Mr. Abifade) who hurled him into Abifade’s compound and handcuffed him to his burglary-proof like a common criminal till the following day till 5pm which was the 16th of January 2022, that was after Uyi’s father had paid the sum of N30.000 (thirty thousand naira only) as ransom to secure the release of his son.
Abifade’s younger brother brought out a knife to stab Uyi but he was resisted by their neighbours. Uyi’s phone was confiscated thereby preventing Uyi from reaching his family, until the next day before his phone was given back to him to contact his family which prompted Uyi’s father to arrived Mr Abifade’s resident. At a point Mr Abifade threatened to shoot at Uyi with his gun which made his neighbours to back off finally.
Abifade Tunji who later introduce himself as an EFCC official serving in the Benin zonal office asked Mr Daniel, Uyi’s father to fix his damaged Toyota Venza. Mr Daniel on sighting his son handcuffed to a burglary-proof, he had to go sought for money to release his son from Mr Abifade’s private detention facility.
Mr Uyi Daniel Audi 80 car is still in Abifade’s compound on the ground that Mr Uyi will fix his car first. Efforts made by Mr Abifade’s neighbours to ensure that Mr Uyi Audi 80 is released back to him proved abortive as Mr Abifade threaten to use his service gun on anyone who will try to interfere with the situation, out of fear they all went into their various apartments.
Nigerians should call Abifade’s mobile number and asked him questions -08060088379.
Uyi who later went to Aideyan Police Divisional Headquarters to lodge a formal complaint, but was told to write a formal petition to the Commissioner of Police or the AIG Zone 5 Benin, as the DCO was quoted saying “the matter pass us”.
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Leftist Aimuae-Osa Igbinomwanhia.
A member of Edo Civil Society Organisations
