Peace Corps commandant petitions AIG, CP over assault

Ayinde alleged that Oke used tear gas on him, tore his clothes and damaged his phone and demanded that the incident should be investigated in the interest of justice and fairness. This incident which occurred at about 6 PM at Agbungbu village, along Ede-Ife road caused panic in the village. The Commandant of Peace Corps explained that the policeman seized uniform of a Peace Corps volunteer and that he (Commandant) met them at the scene and appealed to the policeman to release the uniform but he refused. According to Ayinde, “The policeman said it was illegal for the a Peace Corps volunteer to use our uniform. I introduced myself to Sargent Oluwole Oke and pleaded with him to release the uniform to our volunteer. That was how he started harassing me, he seized my phone and damaged it. He tore my clothe and used tear gas on me. The Commandant of the Peace Corps called on the Commissioner of Police in the state to investigate the matter and act appropriately as he lamented that the incessant harassment of Peace Corps volunteers in the state by policemen has become unbearable. Ayinde mentioned the case of a Peace Corps volunteer, Patriot Mukaila who arrested armed robbers and handed them over to the police and the policemen failed to prosecute the suspects but instead, they (police) tormented the peace Corps volunteer. When contacted, the Police Public Relation Officer in the state, SP Fasade Odoro said the case was yet to be reported and assured that necessary action would be taken as soon as the case was reported.]]>