By now, we have all heard reports that Tiwa Savage was arrested by
Lagos policemen on Saturday night, but nobody knows what really
happened; till now.
Tiwa Savage was arrested by the police for allegedly humiliating a
policeman who apprehended her for violating some provisions of the Lagos
State Road Traffic Law in front of Eko Hotels and Suites Victoria
Island, on Saturday.
During the ensuing argument with the cop, Savage, who was said to
have been infuriated by the development, allegedly removed the cap of
the policeman.
She was then whisked away to the Victoria Island Police Division for humiliating and assaulting the policeman.
A policeman at the station, who spoke on the condition of anonymity,
said Savage was released shortly after. He said, “Tiwa Savage refused
to stop at a traffic light around Adetokunbo Ademola Street near Eko
Hotel and Suites. When we attempted to accost her, she refused to park
her car as instructed by the policemen. “Since there was a traffic snarl
at the time, a policeman followed her car and insisted that she must
stop. After a while, she stopped and started raining abuses on all of us
so, we took her to the station. “On getting to the station, a senior
officer advised her to apologise because she was wrong and there were
even eyewitnesses at the scene who could testify against her if the
matter was taken to court. She apologised and was released immediately.”
