Veteran Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham, had shared a story of her family friend who became crippled as a result of a stray bullet from the police.
The thespian decided to share the story of someone close to her who was affected by police brutality.
According to her, a family friend of hers was hit by a stray bullet from a police in 1996.
Toyin said that the friend identified as Nike Adekanle was confined to a wheelchair for the rest of her life after a policeman’s stray bullet hit her in Apata, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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The actress said that the young lady was at the hospital for about a year and that there was no visit or offers to foot the bills or even a show of remorse from the police.
The film star also shared a photo of her friend on the wheelchair via her Instagram page and writes:
“This is my family friend Adenike Nikeadekanle. She wasn’t born like this, it was a stray bullet from the Nigeria police on the 23rd of July 1996 around 3pm in Apata, Ibadan, and she was in the hospital for over a year. Not even a call or check up or bill payment by the police.
“{P.s- I had to get her permission to do this} #endpolicebrutality“
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