

All this occurred on May 8th Friday between 6pm and 7:30pm. I went to AFC in Ikoyi to pick my boss after his meeting and the driver was trying to park when the companies Halogen security started banging on the glass of the car, i was seated at the back, i wound down the window and asked him "oga what is the problem” ?, he said - make una park like this. We said okay and the driver drove towards the gate and was reversing back into the open car space. Again the Halogen security began banging on the drivers window and i came down and said come what exactly is your problem.
The halogen security responded saying “ these drivers are mumus that is how we talk to them by banging on the glass.” I said is that why you want to break my window? Because of parking ? As i closed the passenger back door i came down from, the Halogen security hand was still on the glass so he’s finger got caught in between the doors.


He started shouting have you seen , have you seen, you have wounded me . I said- is your hand supposed to be on the glass in the first place ? Infact call me your manager, i can’t understand this behavior. So his manager came, he is the one dressed in white native, i explained the situation to him saying i asked for you because i know these security men aren’t trained well and his behavior just now was very barbaric. The manager and i pacified the situation and he apologized . Meanwhile in the back ground the Halogen security was busy raining abuses on me, that if i weren’t a woman he will bounce on me, i am an ashewo, i am very mad, i am lucky people are here he will deal with me." Mind you this is an office security who is to direct people where to park and report any escalating incident.” He instead made a scene and was acting so barbaric, so i told him beat me? ova come , come and beat me lets see you. I dare you come .
I asked him
he should come and pounce on me and see if he doesn’t loose his job. All
the while this chaos is going on inside, my boss is on his way down and
my co worker who was with me was also arguing with the Halogen security
in the presence of their manager. The manager had told them to go
inside and stop talking yet both securities kept yelling at the top of
their voice how they will descend on us.
Now
here comes the unbelievable part, the police man across the road, right
at the intersection of Osbourne Foreshore estate ran and came to
escalate the situation even more. Initially when he first came he began
shouting and my co worker and i said no that’s not what happened. we
explained that we wanted to park well and the halogen security kept
hitting the glass for no reason so i came down to ask for his boss and
thats how the argument ensued. The police kept insisting no we are wrong
we were trying to enter the building, and i said how can we enter a
building that the gate is closed and locked from the inside ? How?


He caused a scene attracted more people, the manager of the Halogen
security kept telling him no its okay , then the police officer said
no, that he saw everything from Across the road and i asked him did you
hear the conversation, he said no, i said so what do you know you saw ?
You weren’t here ? you didn’t hear the conversation why are you
screaming like you were here . At that point i knew it was pointless
arguing with him so a lady who was there with here baby said we should
enter the car and kill the situation while we wait on my boss coming out
.
As we entered the car trying to recollect
the whole situation, the halogen security starting banging on the hood
of the car, and said “ move this rubbish out of here, move this car out
of here now .” from the pictures below you can also see his hand print
on the bonnet of the car. I told him, if you spoil it you will pay for
it so go ahead, you will be the one who loses his job so go ahead. He
and his second halogen security were now confident the police officer
was on their side and added to the shouting at the top of their voices.
The
police officer asked my driver to hand the car key to him and the
driver said no, i work under somebody i can’t do that. The police man
said and i quote “ I AM A FIGURE OF AUTHORITY, I AM AUTHORIZING YOU TO
GIVE ME THE KEY” . My driver said no until my madam calms down. I then
over heard them trying to take the key and i snatched the key from the
driver asking, what does the key have to do with the issue? What do you
want with the key , i am the owner speak with me.
The
police man went on trying to remove the air from my front left tire,
the drivers tire and i said go ahead i brought out my phone and started
taking pictures as you can see below. The manager of the Halogen
security told him don’t, he was using his hand to restrict the police
officer from doing so. He said its not needed but the officer was
insistent on removing the air in the tire and i started taking pictures
of him and he got so enraged he proceeded to hitting me and i caught it
on camera.
The Halogen security manager
started shouting its enough , i immediately called my uncle who is in
the military and at the same time my boss and the managers of the
company then exited the gate. So they witnessed it and were alarmed at
the behavior of the police officer . The police officer, halogen
security and manager of the halogen security all began lying that the
police man didn’t hit me . That my driver was trying to drive the car
into the compound and the company manager said but she has evidence of
you hitting her so what rubbish are you saying ? I opened all the
pictures and the AFC manager was embarrassed and mad she began
apologizing to me as we went into the building to explain thoroughly. I
told her its not her fault obviously these security lack training every
where but this police man will pay.
She
apologized that they halogen security will be removed from the job
immediatlely and the police officer dealt with . I had already informed
my uncle in military who has taken over the police officer. But my
question now is supposed i didn’t have someone in higher authority to
report to? is that how a police officers who are to protect civilians
now will be going around hitting people because they feel they are
figures of authority ?
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