06-14-2020, 04:29 PM
Bournemouth and Nigerian-born footballer, Arnaut Danjuma reveals he was mistakenly arrested on suspicion of attempted murder
Nigerian-born footballer, Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld, who plays as a winger for Bournemouth, has revealed he was mistakenly arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in the UK just days before the Coronavirus lockdown.
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The 23-year-old who was born in Lagos, Nigeria to a Dutch father and Nigerian mother recalls how he was walking through Bournemouth town centre in order to get some food when police apprehended him.
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Speaking with The Sun, the Netherlands international said: 'Suddenly there was a police car there and two police officers came out of it. One said, "Put your hands on the fence!"
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'I asked, "What did I do?" They said, "Put your hands on the fence, shut up!"
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'So I put my hands on the fence and asked again, "What did I do?" They said to wait for the other officers to arrive.'
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According to him, the police were looking for a suspect in a stabbing incident on March 16, and mistakenly arrested him.
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'They came and I asked again. It was embarrassing. People were taking pictures and it got me frustrated so I went mad on the cop.
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'I told him things I shouldn't have said. But I got frustrated and angry and in the end, he said, "You're not the one we're looking for, you can go".'
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The Sun reports that police did not apologise to Danjuma for detaining him for the wrong reason.
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The club reportedly asked him if he wanted to make a formal complaint about the incident, but he refused and said he would prefer to keep focusing on his return from injury.Â
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Danjuma also revealed that he's been racially abused in the past, while noting that his recent encounter with police wasn't the first time.Â
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'I've been through racism a lot and have developed a skin against it,' said Danjuma.
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'There are loads of things that happen regularly to me. The police will stop me every now and then just because I drive a huge car.
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'Then they will just say it's a check-up, but you know it's not a check-up.'
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The Dutchman is proud of the anti-racism protests going on right now following the killings of black people in the hands of Police.Â
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He also says people need more education on history, and that 'if you don't teach [children] values, they will always take a wrong turn.'Â
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The Bournemouth winger who signed for the club for ÂŁ13.7million in 2019 from Club Bruges, has played nine games for the Cherries so far this season.
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Nigerian-born footballer, Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld, who plays as a winger for Bournemouth, has revealed he was mistakenly arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in the UK just days before the Coronavirus lockdown.
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The 23-year-old who was born in Lagos, Nigeria to a Dutch father and Nigerian mother recalls how he was walking through Bournemouth town centre in order to get some food when police apprehended him.
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Speaking with The Sun, the Netherlands international said: 'Suddenly there was a police car there and two police officers came out of it. One said, "Put your hands on the fence!"
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'I asked, "What did I do?" They said, "Put your hands on the fence, shut up!"
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'So I put my hands on the fence and asked again, "What did I do?" They said to wait for the other officers to arrive.'
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According to him, the police were looking for a suspect in a stabbing incident on March 16, and mistakenly arrested him.
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'They came and I asked again. It was embarrassing. People were taking pictures and it got me frustrated so I went mad on the cop.
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'I told him things I shouldn't have said. But I got frustrated and angry and in the end, he said, "You're not the one we're looking for, you can go".'
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The Sun reports that police did not apologise to Danjuma for detaining him for the wrong reason.
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The club reportedly asked him if he wanted to make a formal complaint about the incident, but he refused and said he would prefer to keep focusing on his return from injury.Â
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Danjuma also revealed that he's been racially abused in the past, while noting that his recent encounter with police wasn't the first time.Â
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'I've been through racism a lot and have developed a skin against it,' said Danjuma.
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'There are loads of things that happen regularly to me. The police will stop me every now and then just because I drive a huge car.
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'Then they will just say it's a check-up, but you know it's not a check-up.'
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The Dutchman is proud of the anti-racism protests going on right now following the killings of black people in the hands of Police.Â
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He also says people need more education on history, and that 'if you don't teach [children] values, they will always take a wrong turn.'Â
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The Bournemouth winger who signed for the club for ÂŁ13.7million in 2019 from Club Bruges, has played nine games for the Cherries so far this season.
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