A pregnant pepper seller, identified as Iyabo
Taiwo, on Hassan Ogunlana Street, Ijaiye,
Lagos State, has been traumatized after she
was reportedly thrown into a police cell for
reporting an assault on her.
She had lodged a complaint at the Meiran
Police Station against a resident, identified
simply as Simon, aka Best, who allegedly
pushed her into a drainage channel.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the case was,
however, turned against her because Simon
was a relative of a senior officer at the
station.
It was learnt that Simon had bought some
red peppers from the woman last Monday
and was supposed to collect N50 change.
It was gathered that Taiye went to visit her
ailing husband at a hospital the following
day and did not open shop.
The woman said hardly had she arrived at
the shop on Wednesday with fresh stock
when Simon came to collect the change.
She stated that she told him to come back
for the change, but he suddenly resorted to
force and started taking her goods.
The 30-year-old woman who spoke in
Yoruba said:
