Police rescue man chained for 18 months in Lagos

A middle-aged man who has been chained for 18 months in an
apartment at 18 Damigoro street in Mushin area of Lagos , was
Wednesday released by policemen attached to Area ‘ D’ command,
Mushin.

Acting on intelligence, policemen led by the Area Commander ‘D”
Bayo Olasoji, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, stormed the
building at about 1.30pm ,where the victim identified as Bolaji
Sholola, was found in a room which was emitting an offensive
stench. On closer observation, he was discovered to have been
feeding on his faeces .

Upon inquiry, Shoola’s 85-year-old grandmother , told policemen
that the victim was mentally deranged, adding that he was chained
in order not to go astray .

She further stated that the action was taken in order to
administer treatment on him as well to prevent him from attacking
residents.

Victim
being led by a policeman out of the room he was chained

But Our reporter learned that the victim gave accurate response
to questions posed at him by policemen.

ACP Olasoji, immediately directed that he should be unchained
and thereafter gave him a change of raiment before he was
transferred to a Psychiatric home in Yaba , to ascertain his mental
stability.

Residents throng the area on sighting police presence, giving
different versions of the incident.

A middle-aged man who has been chained for 18 months in an
apartment at 18 Damigoro street in Mushin area of Lagos , was
Wednesday released by policemen attached to Area ‘ D’ command,
Mushin.

Acting on intelligence, policemen led by the Area Commander ‘D”
Bayo Olasoji, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, stormed the
building at about 1.30pm ,where the victim identified as Bolaji
Sholola, was found in a room which was emitting an offensive
stench. On closer observation, he was discovered to have been
feeding on his faeces .

Upon inquiry, Shoola’s 85-year-old grandmother , told policemen
that the victim was mentally deranged, adding that he was chained
in order not to go astray .

She further stated that the action was taken in order to
administer treatment on him as well to prevent him from attacking
residents.

Victim
being led by a policeman out of the room he was chained

But Our reporter learned that the victim gave accurate response
to questions posed at him by policemen.

ACP Olasoji, immediately directed that he should be unchained
and thereafter gave him a change of raiment before he was
transferred to a Psychiatric home in Yaba , to ascertain his mental
stability.

Residents throng the area on sighting police presence, giving
different versions of the incident.