Mr Macaroni, an Instagram comedian who was arrested yesterday at the Lekki Tollgate protest alongside 39 other #occupytollgate protesters, released a video claiming the Nigerian police beat and dehumanized them.
He said he had bruises all over his body and was going to the hospital to check himself out. He also said they broke both of his phones.
Macaroni has since been released back home, but he said it was a painful experience
"I'm going to the hospital for a complete check. I have bruises all over. Them beat me, them beat me well, them say I go get sense." he said.
He called out the government for their action towards protesters.
He said: "The government is responsible for protection. So, let me ask, you had over 200 policemen out there yesterday, and you want to tell me you could not guarantee a peaceful protest if there was going to be one? It shows that you guys are irresponsible, all of you are irresponsible."
He said that he was sure that the police would have killed protesters if the news had not already come out that several people had been arrested and detained.
"If word was not out that people were already being arrested, If word was not out, people would have died clean and clear.
"They were saying it, they were telling us that 'we'll shoot you, nothing will happen. If it was night all of una for don die.' " he said.
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