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A software engineer identified as Ray Okaah has taken to his twitter handle to explain his traumatic experience with the police in Port Harcourt, Rivers state. According to Ray the officers were men of the IGP tactical squad deployed to patrol around his school environment, University of Port Harcourt. He explained how the bike he boarded was stopped, and how he was arrested, handcuffed and thrown into their van without being told what his offense was.

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As I left the police Station this night. I was confused where exactly to go.. I checked my pocket and I didn't have enough to transport myself home.. I have been robbed and tortured by those who were supposed to defend me. Over here the police isn't your friend broo.

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— Ray The Nerd. 😆🌚 🇳🇬 (@Rayscode) October 23, 2019

It was like any other day, and started with me on my way home from my friend @naijatechguy place. I boarded a motorcycle and just before I got to my stop, some police van barricaded my motorcycle. Aloof of what was going on, I noticed my bike man turning his bike round...

— Ray The Nerd. 😆🌚 🇳🇬 (@Rayscode) October 23, 2019

turning his bike round to make a run. Perplexed with what was happening, why is this bike man running, is he a criminal? The police threatened to shoot and fear gripped me and I joined in begging the bike man to pls stop. I don't want to get shot for a reason I might never know.

— Ray The Nerd. 😆🌚 🇳🇬 (@Rayscode) October 23, 2019

Seconds later this armed men were beating my bike man, as I turned to leave, not to get caught up, just then I realized it has always been about me, and not the bike man. This armed men gripped me in the middle of the road, took my phone and forced me into their van. #EndSARS

— Ray The Nerd. 😆🌚 🇳🇬 (@Rayscode) October 23, 2019

I kept asking what my crime was, but they offered no response. There and then I started receiving beatings from 2 of these armed men. I was forced into the car, and handcuffed.#EndSARS #stoprobbingus

— Ray The Nerd. 😆🌚 🇳🇬 (@Rayscode) October 23, 2019

While trying to make sense of my current predicament, I was driven into a quiet area around bushes. I became scared. It seemed they were there to look for someone. In my mind I kept hoping I don't get caught in the middle of a shootout. #EndSARS #stoprobbingus

— Ray The Nerd. 😆🌚 🇳🇬 (@Rayscode) October 23, 2019

We left that place, and on the way they picked up another unsuspecting fellow with his girlfriend, from the street. No reason too. I heard one saying should we stop this guy? And the other gave him the go-ahead. #EndSARS #stoprobbingus

— Ray The Nerd. 😆🌚 🇳🇬 (@Rayscode) October 23, 2019

Soon it was two of us at the open trunk of the police pick-up vehicle.
We were striped of our top clothes, beaten, handcuffed tightly together like criminals and thrown back in. This began the most painful part of this for me. I was paraded around topless, in handcuffs. #EndSARS

— Ray The Nerd. 😆🌚 🇳🇬 (@Rayscode) October 23, 2019

like a bloody criminal. There van kept moving slowly and I could see passerby's looking. To make things worse they drove around the streets, people looking at Possible Criminals handcuffed together in a police van. #EndSARS #stoprobbingus

— Ray The Nerd. 😆🌚 🇳🇬 (@Rayscode) October 23, 2019

Being paraded like a criminal and running into familiar faces only made the pain worse. I bet they thought we must have done something illegal. #EndSARS #stoprobbingus

— Ray The Nerd. 😆🌚 🇳🇬 (@Rayscode) October 23, 2019

Soon we got to the police station, where I met a lot of young men like me, sitting tightly in a confined space, no! I was the only one amongst them that had dreads, and there were about 13 of them.. I was made to join them, I was detained for hours. #EndSARS #stoprobbingus

— Ray The Nerd. 😆🌚 🇳🇬 (@Rayscode) October 23, 2019

for hours with no explanation whatsoever of my crime. They kept going through my phone.

While there I received several beatings. I was slapped, punched in the face severally, while standing, while lying down. And what was my crime? Merely Existing.#EndSARS #stoprobbingus

— Ray The Nerd. 😆🌚 🇳🇬 (@Rayscode) October 23, 2019

I had sat down with this guy I had watched also get picked for no reason, and others. It got dark and we were about to be transferred to some other place. "You can't make a call yet until 2moro" - They said. They ended up extorting money from me.#EndSARS #stoprobbingus

— Ray The Nerd. 😆🌚 🇳🇬 (@Rayscode) October 23, 2019

they took my ATM card and forced me to give them the pin. They ended up taking even the money I had on me, my headphones, and a few other items. I left with my phone, my clothes, and my home key.#EndSARS #stoprobbingus

— Ray The Nerd. 😆🌚 🇳🇬 (@Rayscode) October 23, 2019

This is an experience I'll very much never forget. And it's happening everyday for a lot of other people whose only crime is being a young man / woman in Nigeria.#EndSARS #stoprobbingus

— Ray The Nerd. 😆🌚 🇳🇬 (@Rayscode) October 23, 2019

They are patrol officers of the IGP Special Tactical Squad (STS) deployed around my school, the University of Port Harcourt.
This is happening everyday and should pls be stopped. 😥😭😭@Alex_Houseof308 @segalink @lazywritaNG @Chydee @unclepamilerin @matthewamad @MaziIbe_

— Ray The Nerd. 😆🌚 🇳🇬 (@Rayscode) October 23, 2019

Their station, where I left, is at Choba, in a street directly opposite Chocolate lounge ( a popular lounge around here). They have given everyone a fake // false crime tag. They said they will transfer the others to another cell this night. 😫😭😭😖😟

— Ray The Nerd. 😆🌚 🇳🇬 (@Rayscode) October 23, 2019