On October 12, 2020, the Media Officer of the U15 National Boys (Future Eagles) football team of Nigeria, Mr. Tobi Adepoju, was arrested, brutalized and detained by men of the Nigeria Police in Ajuwon, Ogun State while participating to cover the #EndSARS protest. He was later detained for about three hours before being released.
Tobi explained that the protesters mobilised themselves for a peaceful march around Alagoble, Akute, Ajuwon and Iju communities before a detachment of policemen swooped on them from the Ajuwon Police Station.
The journalists said about 20 policemen approached him while he was sitting in his car and arrested him. Despite showing his press identity card, he was badly beaten and arrested along with eight other protesters.
Speaking after his release, Tobi said “As a media practitioner and a resident at Alagbole Community, I joined the protest to report the event.
“We moved from Akute to Alagbole and when we got to Ajuwon, the Ajuwon police station opened up shooting on us.”
He said the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) thereafter apologised for the actions of the officers
