He was one of 40 people who were detained for allegedly breaking COVID-19 regulations that forbade public gatherings.
In a discussion on the WithChude podcast, Mr. Macaroni described being “stripped naked and molested” by police officers, who he alleged derived enjoyment from his distress.
The 31-year-old further claimed that the police cautioned him against troubling certain individuals, suggesting that he was being targeted due to his activism.
Despite this traumatic experience, Mr. Macaroni stated that it has only strengthened his resolve to utilize his platform to advocate for those who are marginalized.
“I feel I should be involved because I think God has given me the platform today, not so I can be popular, but so that I can use the platform that I have to speak up for not just me, but for those that cannot speak up for themselves. How can I ask others to make sacrifices I am not willing to make,” he said.
“It was after that experience that all the fear in me disappeared. That is the twist. I wondered how that happened. Before that moment, I used to be afraid. I felt these people we know them and they can just come in and kill somebody. It was after these guys tortured me., saw the hate in their eyes. I saw how angry they were. And they did all that they could. And I am sure if not that I was released, they could have done more. It was at that moment I said so this is it? So right now we are back.
“The skit I made does not do justice to what I went through in that place. I had to do it so that people could watch. I was completely naked. These guys stripped us naked. I was molested. It was a thing of joy for them. They were happy. They were mentioning names. They were saying I was disturbing some people.”