Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Tuoyo Ideh, has cried out over what he described as a horrifying experience at the hands of NDLEA operatives during a nightclub raid in Lagos.
The reality TV star alleged that he was brutally beaten, humiliated, and nearly killed by NDLEA officials during the late-night operation at Proxy Nightclub, where popular socialite Pretty Mike and over 100 guests were also arrested.
According to reports, the raid occurred in the early hours of Sunday, October 26, during which NDLEA officers stormed the venue in a surprise sweep.
Tuoyo, who was at the club as a promoter, took to Instagram to share a video recounting the harrowing incident, claiming that despite being cleared after a search, he was forcefully detained, beaten with sticks, and made to perform frog jumps.
“I’m a promoter, if you see me outside, it’s because of business. I promote for different clubs,” he began in the emotional video.
“I had not even sat down for up to 30 minutes when I heard, ‘Everybody go down!’ I looked up and saw people dressed in black with military personnel. They asked us to drop our phones, searched me, my bag, my socks, everything, and found nothing. Yet, we were asked to go outside and sit on the floor for hours.”
Tuoyo said the situation escalated when a female officer allegedly pointed him out, leading several men to pounce on him violently.
“After about 30 or 40 minutes, a woman came and pointed at me, saying, ‘He’s the one.’ About five guys rushed toward me; they brushed me, slapped me, and one even said, ‘Na you go post abi? Shoot him.’ They kept beating me with sticks, kicking and slapping me. I was rolling on the floor, breathing fast; I thought I was going to give up. I’ve never been beaten like that in my life.”
Sharing his pain, Tuoyo wrote alongside the video:
“Nigeria finally happened to me. Everything that happened on Saturday when I was out at Proxy Lagos to NDLEA office, I can’t even stand or lie down properly. The pain NDLEA officers inflicted on me is not funny at all. My whole body, legs, hands, back, and head are in so much pain.”
He described the incident as a violation of human rights, calling out the system for allowing citizens to be treated without dignity.
“Yesterday, I felt so helpless. The intimidation and humiliation were too much on me and everyone else present. We live in a country where our human rights are taken from us, and there’s no freedom of speech”, he said.
As of the time of this report, the NDLEA has not issued any official statement addressing Tuoyo’s allegations or the circumstances surrounding the nightclub raid.
