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This is a sad story and another example of the brutality from Nigerian police on innocent citizens.Seems the police all over the world are generally not good people,don't get me wrong there are quite a few good officers,but we hear about too many police brutality cases all over the world.
Nigerian ,26-year-old Grace Smith who was brutalised along with her husband, Ejeh, and left with horrific injuries last week Wednesday after a beating by Dada Ogunsanya, a policeman attached to the Ikoyi Police Division, Lagos, has revealed she just found out she's pregnant and fears for her unborn baby.
Ironically Grace Smith was saying after the attack that,had she been pregnant,she would have lost the baby from the way the police officer was stomping on her stomach1 Turns out she was indeed pregnant.
This is what Grace said to the Punch
“We have been looking forward to a child since we got married more than a year ago. I had no idea I was already pregnant at the time of the beating. Now I may lose it,My problem now is not about the injuries I sustained but the fear that I may lose my baby. How can anybody compensate me for that? The doctors said they are monitoring my condition for now. I realised that I had been bleeding since the day of the incident. I thought it was a normal menstrual flow. I was shocked when they told me that I was pregnant. My doctor said the bleeding is a big problem as the foetus may be harmed.”
Her husband said ....
“My wife is undergoing intensive treatment and checks. But right now, all we can do is pray that she does not lose the baby. The agony will be too much if she does. We have not had a child since we got married. This baby is supposed to be our first child and we have anticipation about that. I don’t even know what I would do if that happens.I was actually afraid that if people did not see it happen, we could have been shot and labelled armed robbers. The way the policeman acted, there was no doubt that he was high on something. I cannot say for sure that it was alcohol but the aggression he exhibited was uncalled for. I was even the one who maintained that we should not challenge him.”
We are not rich, we are trying to survive but we would do our best to fight this issue to the extent that the law will permit us. All our friends and family have been appealing to us to ensure that we do not just forget about the issue. Because this issue is perpetrated by police, there is the tendency that it would be swept under the carpet. But we would try our best to continue fighting this"