The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Toke Benson, has been caught in a trending video assaulting an unidentified man for making a video of her in public.
The video sighted by NPO Reports captured the commissioner and the man engaged in a heated argument following her request to stop recording her.
Benson instructed a security officer to forcibly remove the man.
She was heard questioning the man, “Who’s paying your salary?”
She further threatened to break his phone
The man, in response stated that the commissioner has no rights to send him out of the premises.
While the confusion and commotion ensued, it appeared that the commissioner made attempts to snatch the phone from the man with the phone appearing to fall on the ground. It was not clear what happened after that as the phone which was still recording for a while went blank. .
The video has caused uproar on the internet as many react condemning the development. While asked for the intention behind the recording, many other queried the commissioner over her reaction to the recording.
Actor and skitmaker, Dayo Adedayo popularly called Mr. Macaroni, wrote, “Dear Mrs Toke Benson, who do you think you are that you can’t be recorded?? Ok. Commissioner? And so what?? You even have the temerity to ask “who is paying your salary” Is it your money? A public servant moving like a Dictator. Saying you will break a citizen’s phone and actually moving to do so?? Outrageous!!! And I heard another lady asking “do you know who you are talking to” Who are you? Who is she? Who are all of you gangan??? My goodness!!! It seems once you hold a political office in Nigeria you become Lord and Master and all Citizens must become your slaves??”