Suspected Yahoo Boy Whose Eye Got Damaged By SARS Operatives Thanks God

A young Nigerian man has taken to social media to thank God for his life after he was allegedly brutalized by SARS operatives.

Early Funds

A Nigerian man by name, Early Funds, alleged to be a Yahoo Boy, has given thanks to God following a nasty incident with operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).

Early Funds who was allegedly assaulted also shared photos on social media with one of his eyes covered with a plaster and wool. Writing about the incident, he said: "Can you see SARS almost break my eyes this evening but I thank God I survive," 

Many people have condemned the police for the brutality. A related incident took place recently when men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad allegedly brutalized a man identified as Lucky Joseph. 

Joseph explained that the men, who didn’t find anything incriminating on him, stripped him naked and pulled him by the private parts in public. He noted that he was left after some residents contributed N30,000 to bribe the policemen.

A video had gone viral on the social media last Thursday showing how the 38-year-old was battered by the security operatives.

Some residents of Odums Street, Choba Extension, in the Obio Akpor Local Government Area, where the incident happened, explained that to avert any extra-judicial killing, they gave the operatives N30,000.

“I was passing when two SARS men grabbed me from the back. They told me to raise my hands so that they could search me.

"I told them that before they searched me, they should allow me to search myself so that nothing incriminating would be planted on me.

"They disagreed and began to search me. They brought out only my handkerchief. As one of them wanted to put it back into my pocket, I told him to hold on because I did not want him to add anything to it.

“As I did that, a wrap of hemp fell. When that happened, one of them quickly picked it. They ordered me to enter the car they brought, but I refused.

"A crowd gathered and asked where they were taking me to. Four of them began to drag me and I asked them what my offence was. As they were dragging me, I struggled with them.

"They stripped me naked and began to pull my manhood, but I did not relent. I refused to follow them because I believe I did nothing wrong.

"Two of them later brought out machetes and rifles. I told them that if they wanted to shoot me, they should go ahead because I was sure I did not commit any offence.

"As we were struggling, some wraps of Indian hemp fallen off their pockets. They used the machetes to cut my body and tried to handcuff me; but I told them they could not handcuff me," stated Lucky Joseph said.