affected Basketmouth's EmBARssy lounge located at 12 University Rd,
where at least 10 individuals were arrested without any reason. They
were released the next day.The police officers were said to have harassed and arrested people at will in the midnight raid which saw them roving all around the clubs and lounges in three Black-Maria and two Hilux vehicles.
However, one club (Road Runners) which was relaunching that same night was not raided like the others in the neighbourhood, prompting other patrons to ask questions. Please continue...
People are alleging that the owners of Road Runners (Diran and Sobowale)
may have deliberately used the police to frustrate EmBARssy Lounge, which
has since become the most patronized fun spot in in the area.
Basketmouth and owners of the other fun spots affected by the raid are
planning to petition the Lagos State Commissioner of Police
against the action of the Sabo-Yaba police station officers, as the raid
reportedly scared away many patrons which has led to loss of millions
of naira in revenue.
Meanwhile,
the Lagos State Police Command has described the allegation of being
biased as unfounded and an act of wickedness. Reacting on the police raid, the PPRO, Ngozi Braide told reporters
that the affected club owners were only being sentimental.
"It
is not possible for any club or lounge to control the Lagos State
Police Command and the commissioner of Lagos. That is wickedness on the
part of anybody insinuating this. It was a joint operation by Rapid
Response Squad (RRS) and Area C. It happened in the early hours of
saturday. They targeted black spots" Braide explained.
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