A Nigerian woman, identified as Tolu Azeez, who was assaulted during the COVID-19 lockdown by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force has revealed she is yet to receive the N5 million in damages awarded to her by the court. In February 2021, SaharaReporters reported that a Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo awarded N5 million in damages against the Police Force and the Inspector General of Police over the assault of Azeez, in Osun State.
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Woman Assaulted By Police Officers During Lockdown Awarded N5m In Damages
In the video, Azeez was walking around Odo Ori Market in Iwo, to buy a drug for a relation when the officers who were enforcing the lockdown, descended on her, and flogged her mercilessly with whips.
by Saharareporters, New York
Feb 03, 2021
A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo has awarded N5 million in damages against the Nigeria Police Force and the Inspector General of Police over the assault of a woman, Tola Azeez, in Osun State.
A video of the officers assaulting the young lady went viral during the lockdown in April 2020.
Daily Post Nigeria
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Reactions have begun to trail the judgement of a Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo which awarded N5 million in damage against the Nigeria Police and the Inspector General of Police over the abuse of Tola Azeez in Iwo, Osun State.
In their reactions, Ayodeji Ologun, an Osun-based media consultant said the judgement came at a very critical time in the history of the country especially when states and the federal government are trying to review issues around police brutality.
He said the action of police officers involved in the brutalisation of Tola Azeez was condemnable considering also that they had been dismissed from the force.