The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has an arguably messy in his hands as a Nigerian whose stolen car was allegedly converted by policemen in Delta State has resolved to take the matter to controversial activist, VeryDarkMan.
The victim, who had initially defeated the police in court is 62-year-old former machine operator Matthew Oboro, whose car was stolen in 2015.
Apart from reporting the theft to the police, he said he mobilised them with some money for the search operation.
According to him, they have, however, converted the ride to a patrol van after recovering it.
When Oboro approached them after discovering his property with them, the police, according to him, asked him to pay N115,000 they allegedly used to repair it.
He took them to court and won, with the judge asking the police to pay him N10m as compensation.
The police were said to have appealed the case while Oboro has yet to get his car.
In an interview with ‘Saturday Punch’, he said, “The next line of action is what my pastor is doing now. I also want VeryDarkMan to get involved in the matter, as he has been helping a lot of people. As I speak with you now, I’ve just returned from church, and many people are commenting on the situation. So, I want people to help me with this matter because the police are taking advantage of and looking down on me. They believe that I don’t have anyone to help me and, therefore, want to oppress me over my property; they want to intimidate and frustrate me.”
On hos the case started, he recalled: “It was on November 13, 2015, when I attended a programme at Mercy Land Church along Jakpa Road. I parked it close to a clinic. After the service, I walked to where I parked the vehicle, only to find, to my shock, that it was missing.
“I immediately rushed back to the church to report the situation. I spoke to the pastor, who prayed for me. He then travelled to South Africa, but before leaving, he advised me to report the theft to the police, which I did immediately.
