Abayomi Adeshida, a photo-journalist with Vanguard, was on
Thursday morning reportedly beaten up by security aides of Vice-President Yemi
Osinbajo.
According to reports, the incident took place at the banquet
hall of the presidential villa in Abuja where the Nigerians in Diaspora
Commission (NiDCOM), chaired by Abike Dabiri-Erewa, organised a summit.
Adeshida was taking photographs of the vice president at the
exhibition stand when Department of State Services (DSS) operatives pounced on
him as Osinbajo was being presented a copy of the magazine as souvenir.
The photo-journalist later told his colleagues that he was
not told his offence. He said he did not do anything out of the ordinary before
the security operatives started hitting him.
His camera was damaged while he was dragged on the floor right in the
presence of the vice-president.
“I was shocked when these DSS operatives started beating me
for no reason. They tore off my Presidential Villa accreditation tag on the
shirt and dragged me on the floor while hitting me and kicking me.
I believe they would have done much worse if not for the
intervention of the Vice-President’s aide-de-camp (ADC), who I noticed was
making hand movements for them to leave me alone.
“I am feeling pains all over my body and a particular sever
pain on my right leg on which I don’t even know what they hit me with” he said.
The incident happened a day after 35 aides of the
Vice-President were reportedly sacked.
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