The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, Benjamin Hundeyin, has reacted following allegations by influencer Papaya Ex that she was assaulted by a police officer in Lagos.
Earlier, it was reported that the socialite took to her Instagram page to show off the bruise left on her face by the police officer.
In a statement shared online, Hundeyin gave the police version of events leading up to the incident.
According to him, at about 2 a.m., officers on night patrol stopped a vehicle conveying three men and two women for a routine check.
He alleged that Papaya Ex refused a search of the car, reportedly telling officers,
“You cannot search my car. Don’t you know Papaya?
Even your bosses know me.”
He stated that she opted to proceed to the police station instead. An officer then entered her vehicle after an initial refusal, with the patrol van following behind.
However, he claimed that she instructed her driver to speed off, causing the patrol team to radio another unit ahead to intercept the vehicle.
His words …“The part before she went live just before 2am, police on night patrol stopped a car conveying three men and two women and asked to check the car.
She bluntly refused saying, ‘You cannot search my car. Don’t you know Papaya? Even your bosses know me.’
She chose to rather go to the station after which an officer sat in her vehicle, not before an initial refusal.
Her vehicle was in front while the patrol vehicle was following behind.
She instructed her driver to speed off, leaving the patrol vehicle far behind.
At that rate, the patrol van was going to lose them. The police had to radio the patrol team far ahead to intercept them. Then the live began…
