Olaoluwa Segun, the content creator jailed for alleging that actress Dayo Amusa was living with HIV, has narrated his ordeal in police detention.
The ordeal began in July when Segun shared a video falsely naming Amusa and several other actors as HIV positive.
In response, Amusa clarified that she had only participated in an HIV awareness video for educational purposes in 2019.
Condemning his actions, she vowed to make him a “scapegoat” to deter others from spreading similar misinformation.
In a recent video shared via Instagram, Segun revealed that the actress actually had him detained at the Panti police station in Yaba.
The content creator said he was kept in a cell with no furniture, only four pit latrines and an uncovered window letting in swarms of mosquitoes.
According to him, the stench from the latrines, which had no separating door, permeated the entire cell, making it feel like they were “sleeping inside it”.
Segun said he spent two days in prison, describing the ordeal as the worst of his life after the death of his mother.
“I was locked up for two days in Yaba and that was the worst experience of my life after losing my mum. When I entered the cell, one rugged-looking guy told me to prostrate and greet them,” he said.
“There was no furniture, only four pit latrines and an uncovered window where mosquitoes kept coming in.
“I begged to use the pit latrine and they allowed me. You can’t imagine how it looked and the terrible smell coming from it. There was no door separating the latrine from the cell, so it felt like we were sleeping inside it.”
Segun recounted being told he was “lucky” to be in a cell with a camera, as it somewhat moderated the inmates’ behaviour.
He said he was warned that another cell without cameras or light would have meant a severe beating.
“They told me I was lucky because that cell was the best one. If I had been taken to the second cell, they said I would have been beaten badly since there was no camera or light there,” he added.
“Because there was a camera in the cell I was kept in, they behaved themselves. I held back my tears so they wouldn’t see me as weak.
“Luckily, one of the leaders in the cell recognized me and said he followed me on TikTok. He protected me and didn’t allow them to treat me like they did other newcomers.
“We were about 60 people in one cell. Some inmates told me it was the same cell Naira Marley was once kept in.
“Everyone slept on cold tiles while mosquitoes bit them. The leaders slept on old, broken bunk beds. The guy who recognized me used his influence to give me a smelly, worn-out bed to sleep on.
“I want to thank Aunty Dayo Amusa for forgiving me. If she hadn’t changed her mind, I would have stayed there much longer. I don’t pray to ever sleep in a cell again.”
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