Police Reacts to Viral Video of Man Brutalized by Kidnappers

A yet-to-be-identified man has narrated his how he was brutalized by suspected kidnappers who abducted him and other passengers in the Lekki area of Lagos State

In a viral video on Thursday, the victim said he boarded a commercial bus to the Iyana-Oworo area of the state, but in the course of the journey, discovered that he had fallen into the hands of suspected kidnappers.

He said he offered them his Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card for them to empty his account as well as his gold necklace but they refused to let him disembark from the bus until they got to where he would be killed and his body dismembered.

The man added that when the attempt to slaughter him failed, the gang leader, who spoke in Hausa language, ordered three men in army uniforms to start using their boots to hit his head as he laid on the ground.

In the video, the victim, whose face was swollen, still bleeding from the nose and mouth and intermittenly coughing out blood, claimed to be bleeding internally, said he almost lost consciousness during the attack.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, in his reaction to the video, said in a tweet that an in-depth investigation had begun regarding the matter.

He stated that the “Lagos State Police Command is not unaware of the video making the rounds about the presence of some criminals in the Lekki area of Lagos. An in-depth investigation has commenced.

“The command will leave no stone unturned towards ensuring the safety and security of all residents and visitors to Lagos State. All human, material, and operational resources have been duly and optimally deployed to achieve this.“