#EndSARS: How I Was Dehumanized By Police In Lagos – Canada-based Nigerian

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#EndSARS: How I Was Dehumanized By Police In Lagos - Canada-based Nigerian

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A Nigerian man based in Canada, Patrick Eholor on Thursday lamented how he was dehumanized by the men of the Nigerian Police who arrested him in Lagos on Wednesday.

The man who flew in from Canada last week was assaulted and arrested while giving interview to journalists during #EndSARS  memorial at Lekki Toll Gate.

In video obtained by The New Diplomat Patrick was seen showing off his iPhone which he claimed was damaged by the police, after he was released.

Patrick who described Nigeria Police Cell as hell said, “I am going to sue Police, The Police have to pay for my phone.

“Handling there is not a question I can respond to but it’s an eye opening, am glad that I was arrested today, because they dehumanized people.

“I mean you were arrested, there is no place you can take a leak, there is no place you can use for bathroom and there no food, there is no water.

“I was in heaven last week, and in hell this week,” he added.

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