Drama as police allegedly arrest corp members in Lagos for driving Benz

Three members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC were allegedly arrested by officers of the Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday in the state.

According to an eyewitness who shared the incident on Twitter, some officers took away the corp members who were in a Mercedes Benz outside at the venue for their Community Development Service (CDS) in Eti-Osa Local Government office, Lagos.

In the post, he noted that the dramatic incident happened in seconds, and the officers attempted to drive away with the Benz but were eventually stopped.

Sharing a photo, the eye witness identified as David @themccoyman wrote;

”Supposed police officers just kidnapped three uniformed “corpers”, on CDS day, in front of the Local Government Office at Eti-Osa, Lagos. We were able to immediately recover two of them but one is still missing. All of this happened in seconds, in broad day light!

He later re-tweeted saying:

“Please, this kidnapped corper has since been released. Well done to everyone who stood gallant this morning
My update is late because my phone died.
Shocking event though. All my fingers are pointed to the Nigerian Police Force and a certain peace-loving Governor.
No, I will not refer to this as an arrest. It was a kidnap.
These corpers were sitting peacefully in their Benz. They were suddenly surrounded by men (in regular clothes) who pointed a gun at them and yanked them from said Benz.
Their offense? “Why is a corper driving a Benz?.

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Reacting to the news, some citizens wrote:

@adelacuna001: This country is going backward and I am so sad about this, we use to respect our corpers in time past but now the opposite is the case. This CHANGE is regrettable hope we won’t make the same mistake in 2023?

AAnnie_Ojuolape:
They will give you peanut as per corper, you’ll still hustle to make ends meet, another wahala.
They think many people depend on that allawee?
That thing its just “laslas i get where one 33k from dey come”.

@rmd_muruako wrote: Their oga would cover up for them as usual. You can’t just be young and be successful in this today Nigeria, first sign of witchcraft. All our rulers and their boys are, no joy at all.