However, the recording subsequently captured sounds suggesting that the officers were breaking down the door of the residence before gaining entry. The voice of Alalade’s wife, Folakemi, could also be heard pleading with the officers not to arrest her husband. She said she noticed a reflection of light through the window around 1 a.m. and attempted to wake her husband. They were just banging the door that we should open, that they are policemen, they are policemen,” she said. She said the uncertainty surrounding his arrest had left her and other members of the family in severe distress.